Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] set [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 2 | It is the only course in the United Kingdom which will qualify her to set up a dance and fitness college in the province — a business , she believes , which will afford her children security for the future while fulfilling their mother 's lifelong ambition . |
| 3 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 4 | This allows you to set up a different sound by altering the mid emphasis , coupled with selectable additional boost which can then be triggered by either the front panel ‘ enable ’ switch or via a footswitch . |
| 5 | Again Ted demurred , but the Parliamentary Party 's unease over the procedure for new leadership elections caused him to set up a review committee under Alec Home . |
| 6 | Leaving this aside for the moment though , let us set up a contrast between the two as follows : |
| 7 | But I ca n't see them setting up a situation where they 're gon na exploit their own workers |
| 8 | Now there is a waiting list of would-be residents for vacancies in existing houses or in new ones , and parents in Providence , Rhode Island , have asked the Wizanskys to help them set up a similar scheme . |
| 9 | I took on additional work in the Council , bullying them to set up a committee to draft out statutory requirements for caravan sites — which later became the basis for a Private Member 's Bill — and still had time to dig the vegetable garden and walk miles with the children , just for the pleasure of it . |
| 10 | ‘ He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn the following week , and asked if I would like him to set up a meeting with the president . |
| 11 | Mr Suharto has been tempting it back into his orbit by , for example , encouraging a Chinese business group to help it set up a bank , thus giving the NU 's members a useful stake in the economic largesse that the government can dispense . |
| 12 | This would enable them to set up a business on a more settled and permanent trading basis . |
| 13 | The technique that we have introduced for light aircraft groups will enable you to set up a reasonably accurate performance on most types in those groups , requiring the minimum of adjustment on individual aircraft . |
| 14 | Now , £100 000 from the Department of Industry has enabled him to set up a full-time commercial unit to analyse samples sent from Europe as well as Britain . |
| 15 | She wanted to be held by him , and as the sad , poignant music began it set up a yearning inside of her that she did n't know how to dispel . |
| 16 | The court heard he set up a bank account with the Royal Bank of Scotland in Darlington in the name of Momen Garawand and then used cheque books to spend almost £6,500 . |
| 17 | This command tells it to set up a storage area called Employees and to allocate space for Employee Number , Name , Department and any other items specified . |
| 18 | Often counselling can help them come to terms with a lot of this and help them set out a means to try and change in the future . ’ |
| 19 | Maxim had them set up a few yards away , thanked the boys gravely , and they sat down . |
| 20 | This option enables you to set up a Charge Code for use with LIFESPAN . |
| 21 | A brand new series of buyers ' guides — we help you set up a specialist tank or system each month , show our choice of equipment , and let you know what else is suitable on the market and how much it all costs . |
| 22 | Does it set up a lot of directories ? |
| 23 | Commander Michael Porter , Tory chairman of the council 's education committee , said he had hoped for a decision that would ‘ provide us with a way to achieve the best possible education for pupils in south Reading , allowing us to set up a super new school designed for the demands of the 21st century , and a sixth form college . ’ |
| 24 | Miss can you help me set up a microscope please ? |
| 25 | At the same time , I would warn Obair * , the same as I would warn anybody setting up a scheme , to make sure that the scheme is properly run , to make sure that the scheme is n't used to take jobs away from either the domestics , the home helps or any other jobs in the health service — make sure that abuse is taken away and I certainly wish them luck in the future and I thank you for inviting me here to speak . |
| 26 | And then , of course , the other five coins would help him set up a useful practice at some safe distance , say two hundred miles . |