Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [adv prt] with [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Negotiations have been taking place for almost two years and their failure is a big setback to the ambitions of the Edinburgh-based financial institution set up with £26 million in 1991 as a building society acquisition vehicle . |
| 2 | It was another sunny morning and I took the opportunity to set off with Singi , our assistant sirdar , for a shapely rock peak rising above the campsite and offering the prospect of an interesting climb and a good viewpoint . |
| 3 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |
| 4 | The little group set off with Alf and Jimmy pushing wheelchairs and as they approached the funfair Rachel threw Sybil a curious glance . |
| 5 | The lorry set off with Chopper Harris and Frankie Albright sitting on the floor of the lorry , their arms resting on the top of the tailboard . |
| 6 | Aromatic thom yum hed ( £4.10 ) is a piquant hot and sour mushroom soup set off with lemon grass . |
| 7 | The involvement of the late Peter Wilson , former Chairman of Sotheby 's in the acquisition of the treasure and the subsequent syndicate set up with dealer Rainer Zietz to offer the treasure to institutions including the Getty , was published in an article by Geraldine Norman and Thomas Hoving in The Independent in December 1991 . |
| 8 | Maggie Tree , joint Managing Director of the Video Arts training company set up with John Cleese and others in the early 70s , explains the Cleese technique . |
| 9 | It combines theoretical and experimental methods , using an experimental laboratory set up with ESRC funds . |