Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [adv] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They must have been sick and tired of my harping about gay rights , but by the time I had decided to move to London in order to set up home with the man of my dreams , my workmates organized a leaving party which was a touching celebration of the relationship between Keith and myself . |
2 | Zambia had not seen Alix for months , ever since she 'd set up home with the kid with prosthetic limbs who claimed his disfigurement was due to a variety of fantasies , all of which were subject to detail change , and none of which ever sounded convincing . |
3 | Parents tried to help their children set up home with the aid of a ‘ marriage portion ’ , but most couples had to rely mainly on their own savings . |
4 | Instead , the siege mentality towards the accompanying press party , that has wrecked morale on previous tours , notably the 1986 trip to the West Indies , has set in again with a vengeance . |
5 | Mr Matthew Kelly , Mr Jeremy Beadle 's erstwhile co-presenter on the televisual feast Game For A Laugh , has apparently ‘ set up home with a drag queen ’ named ‘ Dave ’ . |
6 | ‘ The full terms and conditions upon which the report is prepared are set out opposite with the scale of fees charged shown separately . |
7 | For this purpose the investigators are using the UK Family Expenditure Survey pooled over the years 1970 to 1985 set up jointly with the Institute for Fiscal Studies . |