Example sentences of "set [adv prt] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 2 | Maybe if we set up a few committees , something will happen . ’ |
| 3 | A good example of this is the Lambeth Lesbian and Gay Group which was set up a few years ago and whose meetings I attended three or four times . |
| 4 | In fact , at most matches , they do very little at all except set up a few chants when things are a bit quiet . |
| 5 | Maxim had them set up a few yards away , thanked the boys gravely , and they sat down . |