Example sentences of "would [be] set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Addressing concerns expressed about the problem of lawlessness in some parts of the country which was deterring some businessmen from expanding their operations , Khan reassured them that a special force would be set up by the government specifically to protect oil installations . |
| 2 | That an exchange of the ransom for Simon Cormack would be set up within the day , and that the authorities were confident all the kidnappers would be caught in the process . |
| 3 | Here altars would be set up within the charnel and the priest would sing the mass in the company of a silent and skeletal congregation — or bits of them , depending on how much had been retrieved from the disturbed graves . |
| 4 | The corporation agreed , and even paid £200 so that the new shops would be set back from the previous building line . |
| 5 | A further 3 would be set down before the century 's end . |