Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] to set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I have a four foot tank which I was going to set up for Malawis , however , with the above in mind , what would you consider the best course of action : |
2 | He was going to set up in London . |
3 | Other older husbands and wives had adapted their work ( by changing jobs ) to help a son who was trying to set up in farming . |
4 | A company acted reasonably in dismissing its managing director after discovering that , along with another manager , he was planning to set up in competition with the company and take on the business of its best customer ( p 114 ) . |
5 | The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that a company acted reasonably in dismissing its managing director after discovering that , along with another manager , he was planning to set up in competition with the company and take on the business of its best customer ( see Marshall v Industrial Systems and Control Ltd [ 1992 ] IRLR 294 ) . |