Example sentences of "set [adv prt] his [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prime mover was Robert Waldegrave , son of a Worcestershire yeoman , who , having served an eight-year apprenticeship , set up his own press and was soon in trouble . |
| 2 | In 1765 Walpole broke with his father-in-law and set up his own firm , carrying off the French tobacco contract in the process . |
| 3 | Mr Williams eventually set up his own painting and decorating business which he ran until failing sight brought retirement more than ten years ago . |
| 4 | While he was still in his twenties he set up his own factory in Welwyn Garden City and became a millionaire . |
| 5 | At the tender age of 20 his first anthology of poems , Tender Fingers In A Clenched Fist , appeared , and Lemn went on to write plays , set up his own theatre company One Step , conduct poetry workshops , and front the acid jazz ensemble Secret Society . |
| 6 | In Figueres , his Catalan hometown , he set up his own museum ( which has also become his mausoleum since his death two years ago ) , with its own foundation to administer it . |
| 7 | And he set up his own system of work using wal er er lookouts etcetera using er walkie-talkie radios and |
| 8 | Joe Meek moved to North London and in 1960 he set up his own recording studios above a leather shop , where he produced dozens of hits … |
| 9 | He immediately set up his own company , called Ashling , the Irish for A Dream , in recognition of his national roots . |
| 10 | ‘ He set up his own charity or something , did n't he ? ’ |
| 11 | When John Lehmann grew impatient with what he considered to be too cautious a policy at the Hogarth Press , he set up his own publishing house with modest financial backing from family and friends . |
| 12 | Thus , he set up his own windsurfing and surfing business at Whitesands which was to run for 2 years . |
| 13 | He became a demonstrator in anatomy and then , at the early age of twenty-six , he set up his own classes of systematic and operative surgery . |
| 14 | Over the next few years Yakovlev continued to design and build a variety of successful single-engined biplanes and monoplanes and in July 1934 he was given a derelict bed factory on Moscow Leningradski Prospekt where he set up his own OKB and this has remained the headquarters ever since and also now holds the Museum . |
| 15 | Later he set up his own research centre , the Glynn Research Laboratories in Cornwall . |
| 16 | He later set up his own business importing groceries from Europe , particularly from Spain . |
| 17 | He studied briefly in the London stained-glass studios of Clayton & Bell , and in 1866 set up his own business in stained glass and church decoration . |
| 18 | In 1817 Clement left Maudslays and set up his own business , specializing in technical drawing and the manufacture of high-precision machinery . |
| 19 | He set up his own business , Metamorphosis , six years ago to provide science workshops for pupils and he says demand has increased dramatically since the National Curriculum imposed science lessons on five to 11-year-olds . |
| 20 | Last month Jonny set up his own business , Extreme Sensations , which offers people the chance to experience the thrill of bungee jumping , and yesterday he was announced as the county winner in a national competition for young entrepreneurs . |
| 21 | In February 1713 De Lamerie set up his own workshop in Windmill Street , where he rapidly established his prominence as both manufacturer and retailer . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | In 1847 he set up his own practice in Truro and designed the Old Rectory when he was only twenty-four years old . |
| 24 | But , since William Henry Payne set up his own practice in London in 1892 , there have been Paynes all the way down the line — including two sons , a grandson ( the current senior partner ) and a great grandson — another William — who joined this year . |
| 25 | After a year he parted from his father and set up his own practice at 24 Hardy Street , in the heart of the Liverpool docklands . |
| 26 | Greathead set up his own practice as a consulting engineer in 1870 and continued to devise improvements to his tunnelling shield while being employed mainly on surface railway schemes . |
| 27 | After eighteen months ' successful operation at the Washington works , Glover set up his own chemical works at Carville , Wallsend , in 1861 , with W. F. Clark and J. W. Mawson as partners . |
| 28 | Soon he set up his own lecture school . |