Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's policy paper contained provisions for state-aided settlement schemes to encourage black farmers to set up on 485,000 hectares of government land . |
| 2 | It takes about half an hour to set up for 2 shots , which will take up about 5 seconds each on screen . |
| 3 | The Plaintiff must set down within six months of close of pleadings ; if no request is made within 15 months , the action is automatically struck out . |
| 4 | Right hand gear change , non-synchromesh gearbox and in a very odd posture for driving , they set off for 5 laps in these amazing cars . |
| 5 | Wrap and set aside for 30 minutes . |
| 6 | Arrange the aubergines in a large colander and sprinkle generously with salt , then set aside for 30 minutes to draw out the juices . |
| 7 | Before turning to these — set out in two stages ( see below , pp. 93 – 106 ) — we need to be clear what we mean by reflective thinking , and that pupils can do it . |
| 8 | In May 1835 , the relieving officer of the new Chailey Union was set on by thirty men in Ringmer , demanding ‘ money or blood ’ ; they got their relief in cash instead of the food tickets he offered . |
| 9 | The thirty five year old man was set on by four youths after he accidently bumped into them . |
| 10 | He still retained property in Dudley , being the largest payer of poor rates there in 1649 ; apart from houses in the town , his land at Netherton Hall nearby was set down at 195¾ acres . |
| 11 | The master ordered the limitation issue to be set down for trial within 28 days , but it was not set down until ten months later . |
| 12 | Now according to forensic it looks as if the explosion was set off by two sticks of gelignite and a couple of detonators trapped under the table and wired into the lamp that stood , as it were , beside the chairman 's right hand . |
| 13 | In theory , it was set off by two boys who stole a can of soft drink from a third boy . |
| 14 | The talks were held at the CPF site and included issues which were set forth in four documents , all of them unanimously approved by community representatives and by BPXC . |
| 15 | Q. My tank has been set up for five months now , and I do not seem to be able to achieve a good green algae growth . |
| 16 | The PHC approach proposed at Alma Ata was set up with five principles in mind : |
| 17 | On our review model the tremolo has been set up with three springs instead of Stevie 's five , and the baseplate is kicked up way too high from the face of the body . |
| 18 | GIBSON 'S VIRTUAL reality- noir best seller was optioned in 1985 by Cabanas Roy Productions , set up by two kids at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel who , with backing from the bored wife of a prominent New York plastic surgeon , decided to become movie producers . |
| 19 | DSD was set up by 600 enterprises in response to legislation requiring industry to collect and recycle the packaging it produces . |
| 20 | It was set up by three sisters with funds from their family 's whisky business . |
| 21 | He said that special bodies had been set up in 20 enterprises and organizations to deal with " irregularities " and " speculation " in the supply of these goods . |
| 22 | The exhibition is set out on three floors , each concerned with a different aspect of Viking culture . |
| 23 | He sets out with three members of the Club , Tupman , Snodgrass , and Winkle , to observe the world and record their adventures . |
| 24 | ( 5 ) Setting down within six months ( see below for the equivalent county court provisions ) . |
| 25 | Competitors started at staggered times but with the leaders all setting off within three minutes of each other , the competition benefited from an added edge . |
| 26 | In January 1968 Crawford and his family , which now included baby Lucy , set off for six months in Hollywood . |
| 27 | Except perhaps , another New Zealander , Professor Ernest Rutherford , who , at Manchester University , succeeded in splitting the atom and in the process started off a chain of events that would be even more shattering than that set off by two shots . |
| 28 | If this year we have to stabilize in this way , do these things , then that 's not a bad achievement compared with what we set out with three months ago . |