Example sentences of "[prep] set [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After setting up a bitumen plant and providing earth-moving machinery , the Soviets helped cut a new road east of the old Salang Tunnel . |
| 2 | Erm , I 'll take down the other , the main agenda cos we 've we 've sort of set up a special group for the . |
| 3 | They remain dedicated to the task of setting up a group of integrated schools as a sector of education complementary to the existing system . |
| 4 | I 'm thinking of setting up a kiln here , just for my own amusement . ’ |
| 5 | These can add considerably to the cost of setting up a greenhouse , so make detailed enquiries before you buy . |
| 6 | It was inspired and created by Father Anthony Mulvey ; he had been influenced by Father Eamonn Casey , later to become Bishop of Galway , who had experience of setting up a housing association for Irish people in London . |
| 7 | An obvious instance of expansion is the admissibility of setting up a trust indirectly , without addressing the trustee . |
| 8 | The case centres around a Mr X , accused with several others of setting up a bogus merchant bank used to conduct fraudulent transactions . |
| 9 | October opened auspiciously with Everards looking at the possibility of setting up a brewery in the Falklands . |
| 10 | Furthermore , they argued — with little effect — NIH was hard pressed for cash , and the costs of setting up a new institute would almost surely come out of the research budget . |
| 11 | Tam 's article consists of setting up a false target and then knocking it down . |
| 12 | There was talk of setting up a Jewish state in Abyssinia , the Russians offered the Amur basin , as long as the population of the new republic was limited to 100,000 and several Latin American countries declared an interest in farmers who had a start capital of at least £500 . |
| 13 | Bishop Lacey — our first Bishop — was desirous of setting up a Guild to oversee the making of vestments and the provision of linen items for the altar . |
| 14 | ‘ We have a tradition in our home of setting up a little crib and surrounding it with Nativity figures . |
| 15 | Any increase in the pitch of the stitches will run the risk of setting up a perforated run if that seam is subjected to stress . |
| 16 | Many people would balk at the thought of setting up a new business during a recession ; but to embark on a new accountancy partnership when half of it is about to have a baby would surely cause the strongest to flinch . |
| 17 | Coopers & Lybrand played host recently to a delegation of Russian officials presented with the unenviable task of setting up a market economy from scratch . |
| 18 | In response to these problems , the British Government is currently in the process of setting up a Dependent Territories Board to help strengthen the economies of the British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Anguilla , Turks and Caicos Islands and Montserrat . |
| 19 | A PUBLIC meeting is due to be staged at The Institute , Bocking End , Braintree , to look into the possibility of setting up a local voluntary branch of the British Epilepsy Association . |
| 20 | There is talk of setting up a ‘ proud to be perverted ’ pressure group along the lines of Act Up ) , ( perhaps they should call it Strapped Up ) , which will campaign around the issue of consent , the idea that whatever two adults agree to do in the privacy of their own homes is no concern of the courts . |
| 21 | MOTHER Teresa 's dream of setting up a refuge for London 's homeless has come a step nearer — thanks to the generosity of Daily Mirror readers . |
| 22 | This gave Ian the idea of setting up a similar , small-scale , homely establishment in the Highlands . |
| 23 | Though the threat to build the airport seems to have receded , there is still talk of setting up a dumping ground for toxic waste close to the marshes . |
| 24 | Catching them was a simple procedure of setting up a wire-mesh peat basket , held up at one side by a stick , with a string attached which led in through the window . |
| 25 | Database developer Raima Corp , of Bellevue , Washington , is talking to its UK distributor , Systemstar Ltd of Hertford , with the intention of setting up a direct presence in the UK market . |
| 26 | For this reason also , the company has no intention of setting up a local manufacturing outfit in the UK — the emphasis here will be on sales , marketing , software and support . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , IXI is also in the process of setting up a European operation , which is being headed by Steven Sampson as general manager . |
| 28 | Effort of setting up a group |
| 29 | ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him . |
| 30 | After his return in August 1908 from a packed five-day trip he set his civil servants at the Treasury to explore means of setting up a similar scheme for Britain . |