Example sentences of "in [num] [noun prp] set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1893 Scott set up in independent practice . |
| 2 | In 1770/71 Lagrange set about analysing the various methods then known for dealing with the general equations of degrees 2 , 3 , 4 and he found that they all depended on the same general principle ( see Section 5.2 ) . |
| 3 | White liberals , including the President 's wife , Eleanor , gave their support to the cause of the blacks , and in 1941 Roosevelt set up the Committee on Fair Employment Practices . |
| 4 | The implementation of these concessions , made by the captive King John in London , was refused by the council in France , and late in 1359 Edward set out with a large army for France to see how persuasive a strong show of force could be . |
| 5 | In 1862 Smith set up in business on his own account . |
| 6 | In 1984 Denison set up his own practice , Denison Peters Limited , to work on the first big project on the Leeds riverside , a housing scheme of part converted corn chandlers and part newly built flats . |
| 7 | In 1917 Griffiths set up as a consulting chemical engineer in the City of London , a career which he pursued with increasing success until his death . |
| 8 | Continuing his studies , in 1921 George set about establishing himself in his chosen profession . |
| 9 | Between 1944 and 1946 he contributed articles to the magazine , and when in 1946 Lehmann set up as a publisher , Vaughan initially accepted charge of design and production . |
| 10 | But in 1908 Edison set up the Motion Picture Patents Company ( MPPC ) , which included among its aims an increase in the share of the US market taken by domestic productions . |
| 11 | In 1977 UNEP set up a co-ordinating committee to review research and calculate projections for ozone depletion . |
| 12 | In 1887 Davies set up a limited liability company , the Ocean Coal Company , with a nominal capital of £536,000 . |
| 13 | In 1860 Frith set up a photographic company in Reigate to record as many locations in Britain as he could . |
| 14 | Conscious of this impending growth , in 1989 Intergraph set about standardising its European accounting procedures to facilitate the gathering and processing of the necessary information . |
| 15 | In 1988 McBain set up The Electronic Studio , a technology and business systems specialist . |
| 16 | In 1793 Britain set up a Board of Agriculture to promote the growing of potatoes to counter Napoleon 's threat to starve this country into submission . |
| 17 | The government had been thinking about ways for the administration to maintain some degree of control over the colonies since the mid-1650s ; in 1675 Charles set up the first organization to establish any record of continuity , a sign that his possessions overseas were settling down into some sort of discernible order . |