Example sentences of "were set [adv prt] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For legal support staff , regional training courses were set up in the North West and attended by over 500 staff from throughout the region . |
| 2 | Other real ale breweries were set up in the county during the 1980s , but failed . |
| 3 | The original devolution arrangements for Ulster were set out in the Government of Ireland Act 1920 , supported by several conventional arrangements . |
| 4 | The long trestle tables were set out in the meadow and garden lights strung out in the trees , and soon the diners began to arrive . |
| 5 | He led her to a shady café , where small tables were set out in the shadow of some tall plane trees , whose leafy patterns fell over the white tables . |
| 6 | These were set out in the code of practice issued under the Environmental Protection Act . |
| 7 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 8 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 9 | The precautions that should be taken to avoid this situation were set out in the section on consecutive spill , page 186 . |