Example sentences of "[was/were] set out [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To ensure compliance by motorists , standards for 30 km/h streets were set out by the Ministry of Transport . |
| 2 | The original devolution arrangements for Ulster were set out in the Government of Ireland Act 1920 , supported by several conventional arrangements . |
| 3 | The long trestle tables were set out in the meadow and garden lights strung out in the trees , and soon the diners began to arrive . |
| 4 | He led her to a shady café , where small tables were set out in the shadow of some tall plane trees , whose leafy patterns fell over the white tables . |
| 5 | These were set out in the code of practice issued under the Environmental Protection Act . |
| 6 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 7 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 8 | The precautions that should be taken to avoid this situation were set out in the section on consecutive spill , page 186 . |
| 9 | Many police officers were angry that the cases had been brought at all , since the methods employed by the defendant constables were said to have involved no more than what was set out in the Home Office-approved Tactical Options Manual . |
| 10 | The framework for the National Curriculum was set out in the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 11 | The aim of the book was set out in the preface ( which , unlike many items in these plans , was actually written ) . " |
| 12 | Miss Pritchard of Croft Lodge at Clappersgate , where he was a frequent visitor , was set out in the book as having lands too thick with trees . |