Example sentences of "and set [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labs which for years had worked on more classical memory tasks found themselves funded to purchase morris mazes and set up LTP facilities . |
| 2 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 3 | It is widely thought that they are descended from genes , or groups of genes , of higher organisms , which have somehow escaped and set up life on their own . |
| 4 | On June 4 Soviet troops surrounded the parliament building in Vilnius and set up checkpoints in the city , raising fears of a forced takeover . |
| 5 | We have eight firms involved in hi-tech and data processing industries showing positive signs of wishing to come to Cowal and set up manufacturing bases . |
| 6 | Official sources claimed that John Garang , the commander of the " Torit faction " of the Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) , and other leaders had escaped from the town and set up headquarters in Kajokaji , in the border region . |
| 7 | The contra cause was fired by reverence , both among the rebel leaders and their American sponsors , for democracy in its raw form , not far from anarchy : for freedom of action and impulse , for the right to take up arms and set up companies , but not for the constraints of legislatures or even , much , for the damp blanket of different opinions . |
| 8 | But in the 89th minute , Chris Malkin latched onto a poor clearance by Miklosko and set up Aldridge for his hat-trick . |
| 9 | They let the horses wander there with Rimir , Isay and two of Finnan 's men watching over them , then found a relatively dry spot and set up camp in what had become their normal routine . |
| 10 | By December Gould had crossed the Liverpool Range and set up camp on the banks of the Mokai . |
| 11 | ‘ Basically what we did was occupy the airport and set up positions more or less to keep the locals , cattle and goats off the runway , ’ said Captain Dave Hall . |
| 12 | So they scanned the local horizon and set up agreements with Strathclyde for management skills , Napier Poly for plastic skills , Paisley College of Technology for Materials skills , and so on . |
| 13 | The big centre-forward effortlessly strolled past David Burrows , moved into the penalty area and set up Bradley Allen — but his snatched shot went over . |
| 14 | Ricco Cardoni robbed Peter Shirtliff and set up Joao Cruz for a simple finish that had Spora 's fans — all 26 of them — dancing with delight . |
| 15 | Nine minutes later the score was 3–0 as John Brown broke into the penalty box and set up Ian Ferguson to fire home . |
| 16 | By the time Anthony Cheetham left and set up Century , Maxwell had bought BPCC and Thomas was appointed director of publicity , responsible for both paid-for promotions and PR . |
| 17 | The DPR directors had worked at LHW and set up DPR along the same principles . |
| 18 | Photography completed , I climbed to 3400 ft and set up 75% power ( 2300 rpm/23 ’ manifold pressure ) . |
| 19 | Or , in his discussion of the banking and credit system , this interesting passage concerning the ability of individuals without their own capital to borrow funds and set up businesses : |
| 20 | Johnson & Johnson chief executive Frank De Angeli did a management buy-out and set up Devro in Scotland , where it quickly become a major exporter world wide . |
| 21 | Take himself off to Yzordderrex and set up business with Peccable ; marry Hoi-Polloi despite her crossed eyes ; have a litter of kids and retire to the Hills of the Conscious Cloud , in the Third , and raise parrots . |
| 22 | His father had migrated from Scotland and set up business there . |
| 23 | The company plans to stage Edward II , music and performance arts and contemporary films and set up bars and food pavilions on the riverside walk |
| 24 | Her elder son , who had done a conservation course , would have been warden , her elder daughter — a very good journalist — would do the publicity , her younger daughter , an artist and photographer , would design the field centre and set up exhibitions , and her younger son , an excellent communicator of great charm , would show the schoolchildren round . |
| 25 | Change has also affected the way we organise and set up exhibitions . |
| 26 | The artwork costs and set up costs and so on . |
| 27 | In their second year , Robyn and Charles moved off campus and set up house in a small flat in Brighton , commuting to the University by local train . |
| 28 | Ludens now craved for these sessions , and had even instantly , when Irina spoke of the cottage in Wiltshire , decided he would have to move there , reorganise his life , and set up house next door . |
| 29 | You did not go off and set up house with the man in your life and perhaps think about marriage if it seemed like a good idea , after a year or two . |
| 30 | Males arrive on the breeding grounds a day or two ahead of the females and set up territories . |