Example sentences of "[adj] set [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On becoming choirmaster at south Hackney parish church ( 1872–5 ) Hunt gathered the support of leading organists in London and in 1872 set up an independent institution to provide better training for church musicians . |
| 2 | This set off a major rebellion in which Russian settlements were sacked with a death toll of over 2,500 . |
| 3 | In the Habsburg territories in central Europe , which because of their exposed geographical position and limited economic strength greatly needed an effective and well-controlled foreign policy , the Emperor Joseph I in 1709 set up a new committee of nine officials for this purpose . |
| 4 | Following a military coup in 1980 legislative and executive powers were assumed by a National Security Council ( NSC ) led by Gen. Kenan Evren , which in October 1981 set up a Consultative Assembly to draft a new constitution which was approved by referendum in November 1982 . |
| 5 | Last year twenty thousand set up a tented shanty town on the site , taking police by surprise and enraging local people . |
| 6 | Clauses 9.1 and 9.2 of Precedent 1 set out a standard type of guarantee . |
| 7 | The DC on May 8 set up a special commission to manage the affairs of its Milan branch . |
| 8 | President Suharto on Nov. 19 set up a seven-person commission to investigate the Dili incident , headed by Chief Justice Jaelani , a retired army general , and comprising officials from the Home Affairs , Foreign and Justice Ministries , and representatives from the Supreme Court , armed forces and parliament . |