Example sentences of "try to set up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He tried to set up as a fridge and freezer engineer , but that did n't work . |
| 2 | Gascoigne enjoyed good support from Batty , who had another busy game in midfield and rarely allowed the opposition to establish the sort of rhythm they tried to set up at the start , when Boban and Suker tested Woods with low shots after some swift exchanges of passes had succeeded in outmanoeuvring England 's defence . |
| 3 | A few people have tried to set up as independent ironers but we seem to be reluctant to pay someone £4 an hour to iron . |
| 4 | Other older husbands and wives had adapted their work ( by changing jobs ) to help a son who was trying to set up in farming . |
| 5 | EIGA reckons its plan will appeal to UK and European businesses ranging from hoteliers trying to set up in Moscow to oil giants eyeing the vast energy resources of Kazakhsthan . |