Example sentences of "were set [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our institutions were set up by middle-class people and the staff , even when their own origins are working-class , reflect those values . |
| 2 | The Scottish Office produced a manual and a guide to legislation and support structures were set up by central government and education authorities to provide information and to respond to board queries . |
| 3 | ‘ Hygienic milk depots ’ were set up by local authorities ( the first in St. Helens in 1899 ) to provide sterile milk for bottle-fed babies , although the standard of hygiene even of this milk was sometimes dubious . |
| 4 | New companies were set up by public subscription , and there was a substantial increase in the number of films produced . |
| 5 | On this occasion there was serious difficulty in settling the crown presentee , and the very real danger to the political interest of the duke lay in the fact that the Opposition and the rival candidate were set up by some of his own friends . |
| 6 | Committees for negotiations on teachers ' pay were set up by this Act , which also laid down procedures for arbitration where agreement could not be reached . |