Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] set [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 2 | The significant event is the landing of Goodbody 's patrol behind enemy lines in North Africa , where they set up an ‘ advanced-area cricket pitch ’ , for the purpose of ‘ morale ’ and to impress a visiting military VIP as ‘ a small patch of sanity ’ . |
| 3 | The children , their father Jim and other members of the first UK medical expedition to Everest , were on Aonach Mor , near Fort William , yesterday where they set up an imitation base camp for the benefit of the press and potential sponsors . |
| 4 | Having made such progress in Sheffield , I felt it was time to move back to home ground , so I set up a CHE group in Rotherham . |
| 5 | But you need to be careful that you set up a scheme that actually works , and it would be sensible to take professional advice to avoid making a mistake in its tax or National Insurance implications . |
| 6 | This is analogous to a script language or batch file , in that you set up a file transfer transaction which can be repeated every day , short-cutting the need to highlight and copy individual files . |
| 7 | The likeliest place for the specks to get into the product was in the ‘ Fluon ’ finishing Room so we set up a multi-disciplinary CAT of operators , supervisors , QC , QA and maintenance personnel headed by Finishing Room manager Jim Fairhurst . |
| 8 | There were so many journalists covering the Orkney story that they set up a pool system and took it in turns to go in . |
| 9 | It was not until 1988 that they set out a detailed strategy for carrying out a series of experiments to confirm their preliminary observations that nuclear fusion may be possible at room temperature inside metals . |
| 10 | Q. I am a beginner with around a year 's experience and I set up a 48″ × 21″ × 18″ ( water height ) marine tank last December . |
| 11 | Reality says that if you set up a store and you 're undercapitalised , you 're going to go bust . |
| 12 | ‘ Now , if you set up a decent practice , somewhere in Belgravia , instead of this … slum , you could come and treat me . |
| 13 | No one has yet explained to me what happens to your filter if you set up an aquarium and lock up the ammonia that forms the first stage of the nitrogen cycle as Ammo Lock claims to do . |
| 14 | He adds : ‘ If you set up an incentive system for fundholders they may provide services that pay well to the detriment of other groups . |
| 15 | Paul was an apprentice electrician at Watneys brewery in Mortlake so he brought some barrels of beer along and we set up a proper bar . |
| 16 | If we set up a regression formula ( or companion matrix ) for the cubic , we find the next factor to be ( unc + 1 ) , as we have already noted . |
| 17 | Maybe if we set up a few committees , something will happen . ’ |
| 18 | Many organizations rely simply on good talent-spotting , but you set up an array of musical foundations , some of which are still operative . |
| 19 | Character oozes from it , and I am content to spend some time studying its many features before I set up a rod . |