Example sentences of "set [adv prt] the [noun] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Microsoft asked computer distributor , Keydata SA to set up the Institute four years ago . |
| 2 | The prevarication has set back the effort six months , said Sarfas , and OSF/1 for the Alphas will now emerge first , early next year . |
| 3 | Tom , a professional engineer , set up the company 5 years ago after being made redundant for the third time . |
| 4 | Leicester 's highly-rated young lock , Martin Johnson , whose decisive second-half try set up the Midlands 16-13 win over the North , played down his England prospects . |
| 5 | Italy 's monarchy set up the agency 100 years ago to provide services to some 90 regional consortia that helped farmers and food companies sell their output and buy supplies . |
| 6 | The right building in the West End would have been expensive , so the company bought Porters South in 1988 for £2.7 million — and set about the £10.3 million conversion . |