Example sentences of "by set [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the very day we were with her she opened a new Citizens ' Advice Bureau in Beccles with considerable aplomb — no easy task after SHE fashion team had stunned the locals by setting up an ironing board in the middle of the town car park and giving Christine 's purple suit a quick press on the spot . |
| 2 | If they still wanted to expand their original business there are other ways of doing so : there might be scope for a small hotel at L'Auberge , for instance , or for outside catering around Chelmslow , or they might even capitalize on George 's knowledge of French wines by setting up an off-licence and specialist wine importation business . |
| 3 | The Government had responded by setting up an interdepartmental committee under the chairmanship of Lord Justice James to review the distribution of criminal business between the Crown Court and the Magistrates ' courts . |
| 4 | The Ministry of Housing and Local Government responded to architectural pressure by setting up an Urban Planning Group within the Ministry , which proceeded to produce a series of planning bulletins in the early 1960s to update advice on town-centre redevelopment . |
| 5 | There was , of course , a great deal of fun as well , and I made some contribution to the musical life of INSEAD by setting up an 11-piece band which played at the summer ball amongst other events . |
| 6 | The resultant delay created a political situation which was dealt with in traditional style by setting up an inquiry : this produced the three Dobry Reports . |