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Example sentences of "and set [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1	After the wedding he and Margaret and Macnab moved to another flat , in Onslow Gardens , South Kensington , where the two men issued a prospectus and set themselves up as private tutors .
2	Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title .
3	Henry then renounced the Catholic faith — when the Pope refused him a divorce — and set himself up as Head of the Church of England .
4	Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames .
5	The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green .
6	He was born at Preston in 1732 and got little education ; he was apprenticed to a barber , and set himself up in the barbering trade at Bolton later .
7	And the first man who pursued me did so to gouge a small fortune out of my father , to marry his true sweetheart and set himself up in business .
8	Simon bought up the costume store and set himself up in premises in Southwark , under the name Snogogram International .
9	He seemed genuinely grateful for his aunt 's hospitality , and set himself out to be exceptionally charming to Doctor Bailey .
10	I perfected the technique of entering my bedsit without anyone hearing me or noticing me , but eventually it became impossible to stay there ad infinitum without paying my rent , so I took all my military kit and some clothes and set myself up in the changing room at the barracks .
11	On July 12 , 1989 , the Grey Panthers , formerly a group of some 25,000 members within the Greens reflecting the interests of older citizens , split away and set itself up as a new political party called the Greys ( die Grauen ) .