Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] set [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now you are setting off on mad expeditions . ’ |
| 2 | Do a dummy run if necessary , you will then be sure you are setting out in good time . |
| 3 | ‘ You are to set off at first light tomorrow . |
| 4 | When you go and buy your ticket and you 're setting off on that day |
| 5 | We 're setting up in another hangar and hope to be back in business soon . |
| 6 | They said they were setting off at nine o'clock as if to go |
| 7 | They were set up in close succession by the Secretary of State for Scotland to study the curriculum ( Munn ) and assessment ( Dunning ) in the third and fourth years of Scottish secondary schools ; they kept in close touch with each other throughout their deliberations ; and they presented their reports with complementary recommendations at the same time . |
| 8 | Research shows that ‘ a very substantial ’ market exists for the product — the first to be launched by Royal Bank Insurance Consultants since it was set up on 1 October 1991 . |
| 9 | It was set up between 1876 and 1884 as a combined concert hall , gallery and art school , and until the war , it also served to house the parliament . |
| 10 | This arrangement was used for the BBC ( the corporation ) in 1927 when it was set up under Royal Charter , and for the commercial broadcasting sector from 1954 onwards . |
| 11 | It was set up under Educational Support Grant funding in 1986 , but was financed by the City Council when the grant expired in April 1989 . |
| 12 | Long involved in Institute affairs , he headed its Taxation Committee from 1978 , became a Council member in 1988 and was a founder member of the Tax Faculty when it was set up in 1991 . |
| 13 | It is July 1994 and the company has taken a relaxed attitude to preparation of its accounts since it was set up in 1991 . |
| 14 | The CRE investigation , its first against any named council or organisation in Scotland since it was set up in 1976 , will focus on alleged breaches of race relations and employment laws for failing to provide for children who do not speak English fluently and for failing fully to involve their parents . |
| 15 | It was set up in 1981 by the British water industry in response to the United Nations ' Water Decade of 1981 to 1990 . |
| 16 | It was set up in 1981 and became a limited company in 1990 . |
| 17 | It was set up in 1985 as a pioneer of transaction processing monitors , but developed into a computer services company . |
| 18 | This had been the intention of The New Order in 1908 and many of its contributors were enthusiastic backers of the Unionist Social Reform Committee when it was set up in 1911 . |
| 19 | Over the years since it was set up in 1982 , the Foundation has provided funds for the purchase of teaching equipment , the development of Library services , the restoration of much-loved features of the University gardens , a scholarship for under-privileged students from overseas , the publication of monographs , and improvements to sports facilities . |
| 20 | The Royal Ordnance site at Westcote near Aylesbury has been at the forefront of rocket research and development since it was set up in 1946 . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the Fire Brigades Union said the pay formula had now brought industrial peace since it was set up in 1977 and ‘ therefore it is in everyone 's interest to retain it . ’ |
| 22 | Quite sure that you 'll find in the end that I 'm right and it was set up by murdering bog-trotters . |
| 23 | It was set up by three sisters with funds from their family 's whisky business . |
| 24 | In theory , it was set off by two boys who stole a can of soft drink from a third boy . |