Example sentences of "set up [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d .
2 As time was short we walked briskly for 4 hours , before deciding that we would have to set up camp for the night .
3 With the defence ensuring a frustrating afternoon for the league 's leading scorer , Michelle Clark , the rest of the team were able to set up camp in the Wimbledon half .
4 A HAMBLETON businessman is to set up shop outside the area after allegedly being given a rough ride by the district council .
5 Should both the Clacton and Harwich travel-to-work areas receive assisted area status firms can be given grants to set up shop in the area .
6 The DUP says that Republican violence paid off in the disarming of the RUC , the disbanding of the B Specials , the banning of Orange , Black and Apprentice Boys ' parades resulting in the imprisonment of Loyalists , the overthrow of Ulster 's parliament , the plan for talks with Dublin to change the status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom , the abolishing of the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in the new Assembly and Executive , the making of such oaths illegal for appointment to government boards , the removal of the Governor , the obliteration of ‘ On Her Majesty 's Service ’ from official paid envelopes , the attempt to destroy democracy by power-sharing which was a blow at the secrecy of the ballot box and an insult to British citizenship and standards , the proposal to set up machinery for the transfer of Northern Ireland 's powers to a body or bodies in or with the Irish Republic , and the continued existence of areas in Northern Ireland where the Queen 's writ did not effectually run .
7 The primary aim of the Convention is not to set up machinery for the chastisement of states which infringe human rights .
8 After the hassle of dealing with the subtle sunlight of evening , it was a sheer relief to set up tripod at the Moorea Village Hotel , and shoot a few of the guests relaxing at sunset beneath the convenient palm-tree across the still waters of the swimming pool ( figure XX ) .
9 A clever employee would be able to set up business outside the restricted area and be able to serve former customers from there if ( a ) did not exist .
10 Perhaps the first task facing Mr Chris Patten , or whoever takes over from the current Governor , Lord Wilson , will be to break the deadlock over whether the People 's Liberation Army of China should set up shop in the glossy commercial heart of Hong Kong island .
11 They set up camp on the Kālādika , unloading the yaks and lighting a fire as the moon rose low behind the trees .
12 They set up camp on the uninhabited island ; and started a barbecue .
13 What I have always said is that way you set up supervision behind the programme is the most crucial , so therefore if I can sit down and help them to set up the most strenuous type of supervision to go along with the equipment , then they feel safe and the community feel safer that none of them will go out and commit another crime .
14 This week , the company opened its first European office in London to serve US expatriates and UK investors with an eye on the US market — locking horns in the process with its main American rival , Fidelity Brokerage , which set up shop in the UK four years ago .
15 Surveying reports on the relevant customary behaviour in 350 separate ‘ societies ’ , Tylor was able to demonstrate that , when the newlyweds set up house with the wife 's kin , avoidance behaviour between the latter and the husband occurred more frequently than could be expected on the basis of mere chance .
16 It is the first Scottish Office contract to have been lost by Her Majesty 's Stationery Office since it was set up north of the Border in 1906 with the primary aim of servicing the Scottish Office .
17 The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt .
18 The Clouds are of immense importance to astronomers , and it is partly for this reason that many of the great new telescopes are being set up south of the equator , where the Clouds are accessible .
19 A recent study by the University of Michigan suggests that 90% of the parts in Japanese cars built in America come either direct from Japan or from Japanese manufacturers which have set up shop in the United States .
20 The SIR in question is Systems Integrated Research which has recently set up shop in the UK .
21 With Syrian approval , the captain of the town 's ‘ defence committee ’ had set up office in the telephone exchange .
22 In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action .
23 I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time .
24 If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation .
25 Would it , he was thinking , be like the ending of Forster 's as yet unpublished Maurice , a somewhat tame homo novel of which he was to say , commenting on the male lovers setting up house at the end , ‘ I give it three weeks ? ’
26 By December Gould had crossed the Liverpool Range and set up camp on the banks of the Mokai .
27 The Mondays , with girlfriends , wives and kids in tow , eventually decided on Blue Wave , Eddy Grant 's studio in Barbados , set up shack in the middle of a sugar plantation miles away from anywhere , and immediately established a mutual rapport and respect with Frantz and Weymouth .
28 They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country .
29 You did not go off and set up house with the man in your life and perhaps think about marriage if it seemed like a good idea , after a year or two .
30 Son of Gifford Tate , the painter , he had been the Garlands ' doctor since , at his father 's death , he had returned to Falmouth and set up practice in the family house .
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