Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [pn reflx] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who takes on public duties sets himself up for attack , and in Rees-Mogg 's case , the succession of posts was dizzying . |
| 2 | Services include helping prospective domiciliary care agencies set themselves up anywhere in Britain , and granting such agencies ‘ licences ’ to operate . |
| 3 | Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian . |
| 4 | Whereas in the past there have been various pressure groups setting themselves up as having a special reason for being heard thanks to their scientific credentials , perhaps the wisest comment on this came from the professor who , while urging scientists to make their voices heard , also urged them not to make any special claims to knowledge or understanding of the issues just because they were scientists . |
| 5 | This was particularly so in Orkney where the income from the oil industry was being used by young Orcadians to set themselves up in farming . |
| 6 | ‘ We made a terrible mistake when the Time Lords set themselves up as guardians of all space and time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 7 | This lack of organization was compounded by the fact that many trades councils set themselves up as councils of action to run the dispute it the local level . |