Example sentences of "were set [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large generic social services departments , which arose from the proposals from the Seebohm Committee on Local Authority and Allied Personal Social Services ( 1968 ) were set up at this time . |
| 2 | All the lead-in codes were set up for USA-style dialling ; local , long distance and so on , and whilst these could be changed the lead-out character was set to be a semi-colon . |
| 3 | The Scottish Office produced a manual and a guide to legislation and support structures were set up by central government and education authorities to provide information and to respond to board queries . |
| 4 | New companies were set up by public subscription , and there was a substantial increase in the number of films produced . |
| 5 | Committees for negotiations on teachers ' pay were set up by this Act , which also laid down procedures for arbitration where agreement could not be reached . |
| 6 | Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists . |
| 7 | They were set up in close succession by the Secretary of State for Scotland to study the curriculum ( Munn ) and assessment ( Dunning ) in the third and fourth years of Scottish secondary schools ; they kept in close touch with each other throughout their deliberations ; and they presented their reports with complementary recommendations at the same time . |
| 8 | New Mental Health Tribunals were set up in each health region to deal with any complaints arising from compulsory admission procedures . |
| 9 | The room looked like the dining room ; a sideboard with some bottles and a bowl of fruit on it was visible , and Penelope was now able to see that the remains of a kind of meal — a loaf of bread , a hunk of orange-coloured cheese and two glasses — were set out on one half of the table . |
| 10 | In it coins and medals were set out on faded velvet pads and , at the back , there were cards of stamps displayed under amber polythene to protect them from the light . |
| 11 | These dispositions and their object — that of bringing Iran 's crude-oil export system to a standstill — were set out with ample detail and forceful purpose by the country 's leadership . |
| 12 | The major changes which were set out in that strategy have however been carried into effect — the establishment of a National Conveyancing Protocol , the establishment of a financial services vehicle to assist solicitors and a more positive approach to solicitors involvement in estate agency . |