Example sentences of "[pron] were set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You be careful of those tiles ! ’ he yelled towards the boys in the bathroom who were setting up a step-ladder in the bath . |
| 2 | And as I said , I spoke to the supervisor , switchboard supervisor , Di Combes , when we were setting up the course , and asked her what sort of things she would like to put across at a course like this which would make the switchboard 's job easier . |
| 3 | Though he could n't hear them , Trent knew that they were setting up a race . |
| 4 | Without any fuss they were setting up a machine-gun while a party came straight up the hill towards the ambush positions . |
| 5 | In a statement broadcast on national radio , the soldiers , who appeared to be led by Capt. Valentine Strasser , announced that they were setting up a National Provisional Defence Council . |
| 6 | They were setting up an introduction agency for Thai women and British men . |