Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] to set [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually the scientists at the National Radiological Protection Board hope to set up a network of solar radiation monitors across Britain and Europe . |
| 2 | It has been suggested that the prevalent west and south-west winds tend to set up a longshore drift towards Portland , so that the majority of coarse material accumulates at that end . |
| 3 | Twice former title-holder Richard Corsie advanced to set up an all-Scottish second-round clash with Gourlay when he coasted to a straight-sets win over South Africa 's Bill Moseley . |
| 4 | BR under scrutiny as direct rail link reaches end of line North-East councils plan to set up a steering group to discuss all aspects of British Rail services in the region . |
| 5 | In fact , he said , one of the reasons IBM France decided to set up the new division was to cater for software partners and other customers . |
| 6 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 7 | Now Mr Robertson plans to set up a support group for Swindon people growing up with the problems of different cultures at home and outside . |
| 8 | Now the charity team aims to set up a league team based at the Bridge Hotel and have already vowed to make another record attempt next year . |
| 9 | BLANTYRE 's Jim McCann and Richard Corsie , from Edinburgh , go into action in today 's semi-finals of the Midland Bank World Indoor Singles Championship attempting to set up the first all-Scottish final for four years on Sunday . |
| 10 | With the professors ' backing , disaffected St Petersburg students tried to set up a " free university " at the beginning of 1862 , but they gave up the attempt after a month when the government arrested a professor for lecturing in a supposedly provocative manner on the upcoming national millennium . |
| 11 | As a result , President FRanois Mitterrand 's support for Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's policy on German reunification at Strasbourg was dependent on the West Germans agreeing to set up the government conference by the end of next year . |
| 12 | It absorbed over £500,000 from Mr Green and his fellow private investors in the capital investment needed to set up the electronic links between the telephone ordering service and wholesaler Heathcote Books ( which did not invest any money ) . |
| 13 | This astonishing success , considering the size of his forces and the difficulty of much of the terrain over which he fought , only succeeded in outraging Alfonso , who seems to have believed — or been persuaded to believe — that El Cid intended to set up a rival kingdom in Valencia . |
| 14 | Ex-nurse Allitt was convicted of the crimes at Grantham and Kesteven Hospital , Lincolnshire , last month and the Health Secretary decided to set up a hearing behind closed doors , chaired by Sir Cecil Clothier . |
| 15 | As Welsh coal became available he also purchased this and from his Truro base endeavoured to set up a monopoly of the local fuel business . |