Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 One dreads a future version in which Freud is set to work on the decision of Higgins and Pickering to set up together as two old bachelors .
2 Only 100 years ago a zoo meant a series of caged animals set up exclusively for recreation .
3 Thus the original organizations set up mainly by ‘ outsiders ’ — Mining Awareness ( Galway ) and Mining Awareness ( Mayo ) — were not in fact anti-mining groups , but wished only to initiate public debate .
4 The communications grant NEC set up there in 1970 , and its daily output of two or three tonnes of chips is jetted up to Tokyo every evening .
5 Eventually , a central department set up jointly by the refugee committees helped to alleviate major problems like the treatment of refugees as Nazis , refugees and Nazis being kept in close proximity , inadequate accommodation , lack of adequate medical care and the separation of families .
6 Then in 1986 came the opportunity to set up independently with Tim Hely Hutchinson and Sue Fletcher .
7 Despair overtakes me as soon as I see the dreaded trolleys jammed together ; I always manage to pick one with a crab-like action ; my heart sinks and culinary amnesia sets in somewhere between the tinned fruit and dried pasta .
8 Sometimes Chinese Walls are used ; at other times firewalls , whereby a certain type of business is conducted separate from ordinary business , within a specialized subsidiary set up specifically for this purpose .
9 Only five years before , an inter-departmental committee set up jointly by the Home Office and the Lord Chancellor 's Department , under the chairmanship of a High Court Judge , had rejected the solution of permanent Crown Courts to handle the much increased workload of criminal cases and to reduce the time spent by defendants awaiting trial .
10 East India affairs apart , Herne 's parliamentary career was limited to sitting on a number of committees ( the committee set up early in 1695 to prevent the clipping of the coin being probably the most notable ) .
11 Within the hour Robert set out up-river to the ford by Pool , to carry the news across the river to the castellan at Castell Coch ; and before the morning was out , a rider was despatched on the long ride to Llewelyn 's court at Aber .
12 the body set out anew on its adventures .
13 TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans-atlantic hot-air balloon race .
14 It also states in para 12 that ‘ the principles set out above in respect of disposals also apply to closures of businesses and to negative goodwill ’ .
15 The principles set out below for determining when an obligation of confidence will arise would therefore seem equally applicable to both equitable and implied contractual obligations .
16 A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day .
17 ‘ As you saw , I 've got my tent set up now on the island .
18 TIPSY cyclist Jeffrey Maidment set off home after a night in the pub — and rode the wrong way down the M27 motorway .
19 ‘ Messrs. Gould and Gunn set off to-day to the head of the [ Recherche ] Bay to a plain , which appears to run up many miles into the country the hill called South Cape , which presents towards the bay a steep and particularly denuded surface …
20 The ‘ speeder set off again with a renewed sense of purpose .
21 Lord Hesketh , the chief whip in the Lords , also went for flower power in the form of a pink carnation set off nicely by a red bow tie and cream shirt .
22 This section provides a step-by-step guide for users setting up Offline for the first time .
23 Can the law of implied terms be used to imply any other of the elements of an expert clause set out earlier in this chapter ?
24 In 1946 Howard Stenton Jones set up home with Margaret Burns in Stanstead Road , Brixton , along with Terry , Margaret 's son from her previous marriage .
25 The three men set off again in the Sunbeam , touring the stores of Ruislip and Eastcote , making purchases with their newly acquired Barclaycard .
26 Parents tried to help their children set up home with the aid of a ‘ marriage portion ’ , but most couples had to rely mainly on their own savings .
27 But was n't it a risk setting up alone at a time when you would n't be able to work continuously ?
28 Captain Crunch software should be available to multimedia developers soon , and Media Vision expects to have a video chip set out later in the year costing around $50 , with a full add-in board costing under $300 .
29 As a result of these problems , it is our preferred policy to use the specimen letter set out below as an alternative to confidentiality letters generated by clients ' Solicitors .
30 As a result of these problems , it is our preferred policy to use the specimen letter set out below as an alternative to confidentiality letters generated by clients ' Solicitors .
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