Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [was/were] set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approach was a reaction to the days when teams took the field without any overall plan of how they were to set about winning , when the only initiative that came from management was to encourage friendships in the team so that players were more ready to discuss tactics among themselves . |
| 2 | What sort of furniture did your mother have , can you remember how it was set out ? |
| 3 | But the figures are quite clear that there are benefits of having in-house erm erm , fields that can compete against the private sector for county council work , and the fear , and the reason why they were set up in the first place , to make sure that you could n't have outside erm , er or private organisations setting up cartels to basically screw the local government down , and charge whatever price they want and con us through and through . |
| 4 | This arrangement was used for the BBC ( the corporation ) in 1927 when it was set up under Royal Charter , and for the commercial broadcasting sector from 1954 onwards . |
| 5 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 6 | I mean it I mean er the reason why it was set up really was the nineteen ninety two sort of like coming into the single European market and everything |