Example sentences of "to set [pn reflx] up [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not that he wishes to set himself up as a leader . |
| 2 | A self-confessed con-artist and charlatan , he used his ‘ nimbleness of wit ’ to set himself up as a quack doctor and an exorcist . |
| 3 | Where did he get the money to set himself up with a yacht in Burnham-on-bloody-Crouch if it was n't a pay-off from Maurice Abberley for services rendered ? ’ |
| 4 | The manager had been trying to set himself up in the Business when he knew full well that Clive had the franchise . |
| 5 | There was little enthusiasm , then , as the paper moved towards the alien financial world of the City to set itself up as a public limited company . |
| 6 | Riding on a high she had decided to set herself up as an independent designer . |
| 7 | Er , but I mean , everything you do is , is designed to set yourself up in the best possible position for when the staff come in and , and throughout the shift leaving it as best you can for the branch manager the next day . |