Example sentences of "[v-ing] to set [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He revisited the USA in 1917 to play a decisive part in helping to set up the first official American military intelligence service . |
| 2 | Jack Boyle ( Brian Devlin ) showed very good comic timing , helping to set up the comic aspect of the play . |
| 3 | BLANTYRE 's Jim McCann and Richard Corsie , from Edinburgh , go into action in today 's semi-finals of the Midland Bank World Indoor Singles Championship attempting to set up the first all-Scottish final for four years on Sunday . |
| 4 | We tend to think that it is a modern problem , trying to set up the best lifestyle so that the need for personal commitment to the home is balanced with other social and career activities . |
| 5 | THE UNITED Nations is planning to set up the first international research centre for applying genetic engineering and biotechnology to crops . |