Example sentences of "[noun prp] set up [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , on Aug. 24 Gorbachev set up a committee for the interim management of the economy , headed by Silayev with three reformers as his deputies — Arkady Volsky , head of the Scientific Industrial Union , Yuri Luzhkov from Moscow 's city soviet , and Yavlinsky .
2 In the course of the work , Hubble set up the classification of galaxies displayed in his famous ‘ tuning-fork ’ diagram , which has been used ever since .
3 But Stephens set up a try for Nigel Davies just before half-time , and tries after the break by Boobyer and Evans settled the match .
4 Two days after changing tack , Alexander set up a Commission on the Reorganization of Provincial and District Institutions to work out how the new principle was to be embodied in legislation .
5 The original church here was taken over as a convent church when San Carlo Borromeo set up the convent for girls who had been orphaned by the plague .
6 Fleming set up a culture of the mould , and preserved the plate by fixing it in formalin vapour .
7 Baglin set up the chance of national success after the most devastating result of the weekend — a 6
8 A long clearance by keeper Freestone was headed on by West and Cullen set up the chance for PASCOE who , in plenty of space on edge of the area , rifled home a shot .
9 Stork set up the firm in 1973 , becoming operational with three employees in 1974 .
10 But Eagles sub Hugh Waddell set up a try for winger Mark Gamson after 58 minutes , and loose forward Tony Farrell went in from 20 yards to confirm their superiority .
11 Having addressed the President and the Congress , and having conducted what must have been one of the first lecture tours of the United States , Owen set up a village of Co-operation at New Harmony , in Indiana .
12 Indeed , Bradford set up a home for Basque children up Manningham Lane , though it was largely financed by the Trades Council .
13 Alton stepped up their efforts and a determined run from the back by Miller set up a series of corners .
14 Early in their existence the HEFCs set up a Review of Higher Education Library Provision , under the chairmanship of Sir Brian Follett , Vice-Chancellor of Warwick University .
15 The Assembly , which met in Prague , Czech and Slovak Federal Republic , 1–11 September , also recommended that CEC set up a committee on communication to consider the communication needs of the churches .
16 White liberals , including the President 's wife , Eleanor , gave their support to the cause of the blacks , and in 1941 Roosevelt set up the Committee on Fair Employment Practices .
17 In 1987 the CCAB set up a committee under the chairmanship of Sir Ron Dearing to review the accounting standard setting process .
18 In 1793 Britain set up a Board of Agriculture to promote the growing of potatoes to counter Napoleon 's threat to starve this country into submission .
19 Aspdin set up a partnership in 1824 with a neighbour as ‘ patent Portland cement manufacturers ’ , operating from Leeds and Wakefield and later expanded to an agency at Liverpool .
20 His dazzling 10th goal of the season coupled with a 69th-minute opener from Ricky Harris set up a second round tie at home to Port Vale .
21 With government grants and private sector donations of £100,000 , much of it from paper and plastics group Bunzl , NI set up a series of programmes to clean the estate and create more jobs .
22 Richard and Henrietta set up the business in 1987 .
23 After receiving alarmist reports from the heads of both the Second and Third Departments , on 27 February / 11 March 1848 Nicholas set up a committee under Menshikov to recommend ways of limiting the circulation of unwelcome ideas .
24 ESSEX set up the chance of completing a senior and under-21 national double with breathtaking , all-conquering performances over the weekend , despite being hit by key absentees .
25 Steve and Joanne de Nobriga set up the refuge in mid-1989 .
26 A century from professional Raman Lamba set up the total of for two with Sam Gilliland making an unbeaten 74 .
27 He picked up many of his ideas from this American sojourn , and on his return to London set up a string of shops .
28 The Secretary of State Kenneth Baker set up a committee in 1957 , charged with the task of examining A levels ( the Higginson Committee ) .
29 At the same time , Libet set up a procedure for allowing subjects to report the time at which they first experienced the conscious intention to act .
30 In 1904 Tansley and William Smith set up the Committee for the Survey and Study of British Vegetation , later known as the British Vegetation Committee .
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