Example sentences of "[was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] mr " in BNC.
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1 | The company was set up by Mr W.C. Dann and , within a few years , had a workforce of over a hundred . |
2 | The group , which was set up by Mr Lang , is embarrassingly split in its conclusions . |
3 | The Government 's formal negotiating stance on pay was set out by Mr Clarke , who said there was no question of increasing the general 6.5 per cent offer . |
4 | The Government 's formal negotiating stance on pay was set out by Mr Clarke , who said there was no question of increasing the general 6.5 per cent offer . |
5 | The Government 's formal negotiating stance on pay was set out by Mr Clarke , who said there was no question of increasing the general 6.5 per cent offer . |
6 | The Government 's formal negotiating stance on pay was set out by Mr Clarke , who told a press conference there was no question of increasing the general 6.5 per cent offer to the ambulance crews in the face of disruptive action . |