Example sentences of "were set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were set up under section 56 of the Transport Act 1962 . |
| 2 | Two bodies were set up in October 1990 to press for the introduction of multiparty democracy and the convening of a national conference on the country 's political future . |
| 3 | Suffice as it 's to say that the negotiations did provide for extra seats for Germany in account of the additional population that accrued to Germany from the reunification of East and West Germany and er er at the same time the opportunity was taken to allot some extra seats to some other countries er which erm bore in mind er more closely than before , the respective differences in population sizes of the various countries that make up the community , er the two special committees that I referred to Mr Deputy Speaker , were set up in July nineteen ninety three . |
| 4 | The specific proposals of the PAC were set out in paragraph 8.10 to 8.16 . |
| 5 | The Act also contains a number of aggravated offences of possessing a firearm with various intents , and these were set out in Chapter 7.7 above . |