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

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1 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 .
2 Then in 1986 came the opportunity to set up independently with Tim Hely Hutchinson and Sue Fletcher .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 ) .
7 the body set out anew on its adventures .
8 ‘ As you saw , I 've got my tent set up now on the island .
9 The ‘ speeder set off again with a renewed sense of purpose .
10 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 .
11 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 ?
12 But was n't it a risk setting up alone at a time when you would n't be able to work continuously ?
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 A LONE sailor set off yesterday in his bid to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest boat .
17 They must have been sick and tired of my harping about gay rights , but by the time I had decided to move to London in order to set up home with the man of my dreams , my workmates organized a leaving party which was a touching celebration of the relationship between Keith and myself .
18 It is sometimes the case that all persons within a group are employed by one service company set up specifically for providing services such as staff and property to all other group companies .
19 Pupils would then lob ping-pong balls in his direction and he would swing his tremendous member with the aim of knocking the balls into a waste-bin set up especially for the occasion .
20 Vite ! " he yelled , clapping his hands , and the coolie set off instantly at a frantic gallop along the boulevard .
21 Er and can we in fact see your views as to the strategic reserve set out fully on page two of that particular ?
22 Madame always had a little stage set up there at the end , and I remember thinking at the time , well , seven nights in a week and seven different acts , it 's one way of dealing with the situation .
23 The party set off downstream along the river bank and Rostov concentrated on making it look as if he had been riding bareback all his life .
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