Example sentences of "[to-vb] up a [noun sg] between " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of these talks will be to set up a dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis in Cairo on elections in the occupied territories . |
| 2 | The aim of these talks will be to set up a dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis in Cairo on elections in the occupied territories . |
| 3 | Heseltine was anxious to set up a link between Westland and a consortium of European helicopter companies , whereas the DTI was adamant the company should make up its own mind . |
| 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 | Second , the effect of the laws of rhythm in poetry is to set up a tension between two different principles of word combination : syntax , which determines it in ordinary language , and rhythm , which constitutes a second determining principle in poetry . |
| 6 | She took up her child and clutched him to her , for his frail , warm , sleeping form seemed to put up a shield between her and the falling ashes around them . |
| 7 | It was agreed to reconvene the permanent commission to draw up a treaty between the two countries . |
| 8 | It was also planned that wherever possible these local workers should be employed to work with a specific elderly person , and thus to build up a relationship between the two . |
| 9 | However , his first involvement was to break up a scuffle between Impey and Burrows , which brought Graeme Souness running onto the pitch to complain to the linesman — strange behaviour from a manager who , last month , was given a five-match touchline ban by UEFA . |