Example sentences of "[num] was set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Encouraged by the spirit of the enterprise culture this was so prevalent by 1985 that the Insolvency Act of 1985 was set up to control liquidation fraudsters , and mainly involved asset stripping . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ The Crosby 10 was set up to help local charities and when we were taking suggestions for this year Vicki 's name was mentioned . |
| 3 | In June 1987 the leaders of the two councils had a formal meeting , known as the ‘ réunion des quatres présidents ’ , with the English and French chairmen of Eurotunnel , and a collaborative Channel Tunnel research programme involving the Universities of Kent and Lille II was set up . |
| 4 | Aldershot Town 1992 was set up by fans of the original club when it folded earlier this year with huge financial problems . |
| 5 | One of the first things Tolkien did after his return to Oxford in 1925 was to set up an Icelandic reading group such as he had enjoyed during his last job , as Professor of English at Leeds . |
| 6 | In 1988 about one case in 19 was set down for trial and for every 94 writs issued one case was determined by trial . |