Example sentences of "set [pn reflx] up [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager had been trying to set himself up in the Business when he knew full well that Clive had the franchise . |
| 2 | In this area a number of small clothing-manufacturers had set themselves up since the war , migrating out from the East End of London . |
| 3 | He sets himself up as the Father of the British Industry yet he does n't deliver the goods . |
| 4 | We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God ’ ( 2 Corinthians 10:4–5 ) . |
| 5 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 6 | Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas has , by its own proclamation , set itself up as the Bible for traffic planners . |
| 7 | ‘ And then , after the war , the newly formed High Council set themselves up as the Time Lords . ’ |
| 8 | I perfected the technique of entering my bedsit without anyone hearing me or noticing me , but eventually it became impossible to stay there ad infinitum without paying my rent , so I took all my military kit and some clothes and set myself up in the changing room at the barracks . |