Example sentences of "was set [adv prt] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If more than one yacht visited , a barbecue was set up on the beach , and many a bleary Azorian dawn was witnessed as a result . |
| 2 | In a similar manner to the interview analysis technique , a record was set up on the database for each activity using the numerical codes as an identifier , and a second field used to type in all information needed or produced by that activity . |
| 3 | The software for the 1991 SAS/LBS was set up on the assumption that the Census data was fixed and unchanging ; however , this proved to be unrealistic . |
| 4 | The ‘ Great Debate ’ , initiated by James Callaghan in 1977 , was set up on the premise that education was failing . |
| 5 | Pearce and Duvall were blurred figures beside the wreck , distinguishable only in that Duvall was carrying the paraffin containers , which he was setting down on the pavement . |