Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They then commandeered a battery operated amplifier and two loudspeakers from the local constituency association , and via the roof of one of their cars set up an excellent PA system . |
| 2 | Her words set up a faint echo among the room 's bare boards , its scabby walls , its uncovered windows . |
| 3 | FUNDRAISERS have issued a cry for help in their efforts to set up a hospice in Darlington . |
| 4 | A typical occasion was when Thornton used his contacts to set up a meeting between the paper and the trade-union-sponsored Unity Bank to borrow £10,000 to keep things going for now , and to test the water for the millions of pounds that would be needed in the future . |
| 5 | His words set up a buzz in Sylvie 's mind . |
| 6 | To her horror , his words set off a ripple of excitement within her , and she felt a betraying warmth flood her cheeks . |
| 7 | The glitter in his eyes set off a jangling alarm in her mind . |
| 8 | So far , his efforts to set up a maintenance fund for Bemersyde have met with limited success . |
| 9 | In 1951 , during the period of the Vietnamese uprising against the French colonial rule , he walked through his country 's rich tropical forests to China , where he and his colleagues set up a temporary university . |
| 10 | We did not have an echo chamber at CBR , so when Lance Sieveking required an echo effect our engineers set up a microphone in the gentlemen 's washroom where the reverberation off tiled walls and floor gave the desired effect . |