Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ … So , then , the lady typewriter set up a stationery shop in the High Street with , it is supposed , the contents of the Dean 's stationery cupboard .
2 They cruised into a three-goal lead with goals by Keith Adamson ( 2 ) and Craig Fish , but two strikes from Steve Wheldon set up a nervous finish .
3 In 1987 , the US Drug Enforcement Administration set up a dummy company called Eurame here in Nicosia , on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus .
4 Meanwhile , on Aug. 24 Gorbachev set up a committee for the interim management of the economy , headed by Silayev with three reformers as his deputies — Arkady Volsky , head of the Scientific Industrial Union , Yuri Luzhkov from Moscow 's city soviet , and Yavlinsky .
5 On Sept. 21 , Gorbachev set up a Political Consultative Council , to be subordinate to the USSR President .
6 Mr Lang set up the working party in March 1991 after the Government rejected calls for national parks in Scotland .
7 The previous chapter set out the framework for social work intervention for a social services department .
8 During that summer , tenants ' associations which had been formed in Rossville Flats , Meenan Park , Shantallow , Rossville Street , Lecky Road and Foyle Hill set up a central council to coordinate their activities .
9 Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead .
10 Renault set up the first European organisation to collect and recycle certain car parts which had not previously been dealt with .
11 In one place a television ‘ red head ’ ( 800 watt ) light set off the sprinkler system with hysterical results .
12 Adams set off an a solo run down the left reminiscent of his days at Leeds , and in the end Southampton 's adventure was rewarded leaving Ipswich with nothing to show for an entertaining afternoon 's work .
13 New codes of practice set out the standards of service to expect .
14 One thinks of the way in which the industry set up a factory , with considerable Government money , to produce Skoal Bandits , and then blatantly promoted that carcinogenic product , which promotes mouth cancers , to children in nearby schools .
15 Both boats then reversed in front of me and two people from each boat set about the bridge , trying to free it .
16 A GOOD day for Scotland 's bowlers yesterday saw the women 's side set up a home international decider this afternoon against England while the men 's team , bidding for a third successive title , cruised to a convincing win over Ireland .
17 Of a sudden Hector set up an extraordinarily excited yapping .
18 Early advice from the DOH set out the quality aspects that contracts should seek to ensure .
19 Her family and former schoolfriends in Crosby set up the Vicki Bayliss Neuroblastoma Research Fund in her memory and tomorrow her mother , Judy , will join the 850 runners who have applied to take part in the 11th Crosby 10 .
20 In the course of the work , Hubble set up the classification of galaxies displayed in his famous ‘ tuning-fork ’ diagram , which has been used ever since .
21 The technical training department set up the NEBOSH course , which is seen as a logical progression building from the broad base of safety representatives training .
22 Sheffield , too , had such links ( even before reorganization ) formalized in an Industrial Development Advisory Committee , involving representatives of industry , trade unions , central government departments as well as the city council , and in the late 1970s Nottinghamshire set up an economic forum involving similar groups ( Johnson and Cochrane , 1981 , p. 171 ) .
23 In September last year , President Ershad set up a national committee which , according to its own press release , intends to ‘ restore honour and dignity to the tribal peoples ’ by withdrawing the army , banning further immigration and returning the land which had been ‘ illegally and fraudulently ’ seized .
24 Ukraine set up a 6,000-strong Border Guard on Nov. 4 , drawing troops from Interior Ministry divisions .
25 But Stephens set up a try for Nigel Davies just before half-time , and tries after the break by Boobyer and Evans settled the match .
26 Franca set out a jug of water and a tumbler , while Pat found the whiskey .
27 Two days after changing tack , Alexander set up a Commission on the Reorganization of Provincial and District Institutions to work out how the new principle was to be embodied in legislation .
28 Undaunted , however , by these prospects , Gould set about the preparations for his journey with systematic thoroughness , and , considering the multitude of decisions that had to be made , remarkable clearheadedness .
29 Originally an old coaching inn set round an ancient bowling green , now carefully developed to provide up-to-date comforts in the centre of this prosperous town to the South of the City .
30 His penetrating run set up the Palace equaliser in the 1990 cup semi-final against scouse .
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