Example sentences of "in [noun prp] set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Blackwells in Reading set up an ‘ Under £10 ’ table , which had to be constantly replenished and which the group may well replicate in other shops next year . |
| 3 | More plausibly , both males and females are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed , and it was this aspect of toad lore that Dr Chris Reading of Furzebrook Research Station of Dorset and Drs Jon Loman and Thomas Madsen of the University of Lund in Sweden set out to investigate ( Journal of Zoology , vol. 225 , pp201–11 ) . |
| 4 | In 1879 , breeders in Friesland set up a separate herdbook , the Friesch Rundvee Stamboek ( FRS ) . |
| 5 | An engineer at a nuclear power station in Pennsylvania set off radiation alarms as he ‘ walked into work ’ . |
| 6 | A group of experts in Europe set out to solve problems to do with language learning in continuing education for adults beyond formal schooling . |
| 7 | India had its own period of gigantism , symbolized by Calcutta 's Howrah , but when the rest of the world reverted to the classical forms , the British in India set about rediscovering and reinterpreting Indian architectural styles . |
| 8 | Frederick II in Prussia set up in 1747 a " séminaire d'ambassadeurs " where twelve young " hommes de condition " were to study , with the title of counsellors of legation , under the supervision of high-ranking officials . |
| 9 | Reports that electricity charges would go up by 13% in April set off a furore in the press . |