Example sentences of "[num] [vb past] up a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Habsburg territories in central Europe , which because of their exposed geographical position and limited economic strength greatly needed an effective and well-controlled foreign policy , the Emperor Joseph I in 1709 set up a new committee of nine officials for this purpose . |
| 2 | Following a military coup in 1980 legislative and executive powers were assumed by a National Security Council ( NSC ) led by Gen. Kenan Evren , which in October 1981 set up a Consultative Assembly to draft a new constitution which was approved by referendum in November 1982 . |
| 3 | Last year twenty thousand set up a tented shanty town on the site , taking police by surprise and enraging local people . |
| 4 | Scottish campaigns between 1301 and 1304 used up a further sum of around £177,000 . |
| 5 | The DC on May 8 set up a special commission to manage the affairs of its Milan branch . |
| 6 | ‘ When some of these smart Alecs in 1974 put up a venomous plaque to my brother in Soho , outside the Plough tavern in Museum Street , I went over there , in the winter , and tore it down . |
| 7 | A verse from the Sydney Bulletin in 1882 summed up a familiar controversy about how to interpret a phenomenon such as Larrikinism : We must leave the question of the origins of the ‘ Hooligan ’ style where it rests , however , as simply one murky aspect of an otherwise murky affair . |
| 8 | President Suharto on Nov. 19 set up a seven-person commission to investigate the Dili incident , headed by Chief Justice Jaelani , a retired army general , and comprising officials from the Home Affairs , Foreign and Justice Ministries , and representatives from the Supreme Court , armed forces and parliament . |