Example sentences of "[v-ing] to set up a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paragraph 29 of the statement of claim alleges that the third and fourth defendants and through them , the fifth defendant were ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in the breaches of section 3 , 47 , 56 and 57 in four specified respects , namely , ( i ) in authorising the transfer of a sum of U.S. $250,000 out of an account in the name of the second defendant into which investors ' money had been paid ; ( ii ) in making arrangements during the postal strike in September 1988 for the collection from investors of their cheques and for the distribution of advertisements inviting investment in Euramco ; ( iii ) in paying investors ' cheques into Pantell S.A. 's bank account ; and ( iv ) in attempting to set up an account at Barclays Bank 's Holborn branch for another company , also called Pantell S.A. |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Now they 're planning to set up a sanctuary for exotic wild animals . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mind workers are now planning to set up a marquee in the garden in Borough Road for the royal celebration . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Gordon Bateman , who had been planning to set up an agency in Reading , Berkshire , said he had two meetings with Steen . |