Example sentences of "[v-ing] to set [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am trying to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications ( which may also touch on more general issues of ethics and management ) — do you have any relevant texts of which you might send me a complimentary copy and to which reference could be made in the publicity for what should prove a stimulating event ! |
| 2 | Linda describes the details of their daily lives , the problems that arose in trying to set up a network of support that was sufficient , stable and yet not undermining of the women 's growing independence , and the different reactions of Elizabeth and Helen to their new life . |
| 3 | Now they 're planning to set up a sanctuary for exotic wild animals . |
| 4 | I am also aware of another practitioner who is planning to set up a clinic with a treatment based on an electronic system in which ‘ free electrons are pumped into the body by the billions ’ — a claim that may sound impressive to members of the lay public . |
| 5 | Mind workers are now planning to set up a marquee in the garden in Borough Road for the royal celebration . |
| 6 | Four Romanians who are planning to set up a bakery in their own country have travelled to Gloucestershire to learn how to make the finest bread and cakes . |