Example sentences of "[verb] setting [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor had it been mentioned in Parliament since the previous April , when Hall proposed setting up the Select Committee and holding an international competition . |
| 2 | No doubt Julius Reuter would have found setting up the famous news agency far easier if he had one to bash out his stories on . ’ |
| 3 | At 55 he could claim a distinguished record of philanthropic and public service which included setting up the Royal Army Education Corps . |
| 4 | Concern is growing that the 1985 decree setting aside the Yanomami Park — a large area of Brazilian rainforest inhabited by the Yanomami Indians — faces such massive opposition from Brazil 's powerful politicians , rich landowners and the military that it may never be enacted . |
| 5 | Sales manager had just finished setting up the portable testing gear when an Al Mutlaq representative wanted to buy it . |