Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv prt] a " 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Ukraine set up a 6,000-strong Border Guard on Nov. 4 , drawing troops from Interior Ministry divisions . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Franca set out a jug of water and a tumbler , while Pat found the whiskey . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The local City Council set up a committee of inquiry to investigate the policing arrangements for the visit and complaints were made to the Police Complaints Authority . |
| 15 | ‘ Poor Law ’ became ‘ Public Assistance ’ , and under the terms of the Act , Bedfordshire County Council set up a standing committee under that name to take over the functions of the former Board of Guardians . |
| 16 | In order to monitor and facilitate this process , the Council set up a Further Education Board in 1979 which , among other things , produced a set of guidelines , which has been formally approved by the Council , for colleges submitting courses for validation . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , according to the Financial Times of Aug. 13 , the State Council set up a special group to co-ordinate the government 's response to the Shenzhen riot , headed by Zou Jiahua , a Vice-Premier and the Minister in charge of the State Planning Commission . |
| 18 | In November 1971 the Council set up a committee to consider its future relationships with the colleges — ‘ to consider what changes are desirable to afford greater independence to polytechnics and colleges in planning and operating courses leading to the Council 's degrees ’ . |
| 19 | Last November , the Two Castles Housing Association and Darlington Council set up a mortgage rescue scheme for people who found themselves threatened with repossession after falling into arrears . |
| 20 | Furthermore , as some of you here know , the diocese of Bath and Wells set up a working party in 1986 to set out our own policy . |
| 21 | The FAO 's breed preservation meetings began in 1966 and in 1968 the ZSL and the Royal Agricultural Society of England set up a working party to consider the problem of Britain 's vanishing breeds . |
| 22 | When was invited to conduct a review of the topic in the summer the Public Affairs Committee set up a working party ( Chairman : QC ) , and the report has been submitted to . |
| 23 | The first part of the act set up a National Industrial Recovery Administration ( NIRA ) . |
| 24 | This Act set up a Board of Education to supervise the education system . |
| 25 | The Act set up a detailed assessment procedure for ascertaining these needs , giving parents the right to be consulted , and to appeal against an LEA 's decision about appropriate provision . |
| 26 | The 1944 Education Act set up a national educational system which was locally administered . |
| 27 | Following the work of the joint UGC/CNAA DipHE Study Group which was chaired by Walter ( the following year to become Sir Walter ) Perry , Vice-Chancellor of the Open University , the CNAA set up a DipHE Group , chaired by James Porter , Principal of the Berkshire College , with half of its membership from the universities and half from colleges or polytechnics with an interest in teacher education . |
| 28 | Thanks to John Allen and the respective chairmen of the two groups , Brian Watkins ( ATCDE Drama Section ) and Ray Moss ( National Association of Drama Advisers ) , the Exeter Conference set up a dialogue between lecturers and advisers which has continued in the regions ever since . |
| 29 | On Feb 9 six deputies who had left the PUWP before its dissolution set up a new parliamentary group , the Independent Deputies ' Caucus ( KNP ) . |
| 30 | The promotion-winning team set off a short time ago from the County Ground to tour the town in an open-topped bus , before a civic reception given by Thamesdown Council . |