Example sentences of "[conj] set up the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The nuts and bolts of the deal have been put together cleverly to comply with the 1982 Cable Act and with the specific terms of the 1984 consent decree from Judge Harold Greene that set up the Baby Bells .
2 And setting up the sound waves in the air at the other side .
3 William Wilberforce and Marmaduke Langdale were patrons of the church and set up the Langdale Charity .
4 We appointed a superb chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , and set up the Woolf commitee on prison reform , which has produced an excellent report .
5 They unfolded the stiff green branches and set up the metal stand .
6 We had time for a couple of runs through and set up the tape recorders ( I took two in case of trouble ! ) and by 10 a.m. we were all standing in our place s — white skirts dazzling and hearts beating fast — waiting for the signal to start .
7 This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun .
8 Offering coffee , she went straight into the kitchen , her shoulder bag over her arm , and set up the filter machine , talking as she did so about the day 's gossip .
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