Example sentences of "[det] set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some set up agricultural communities where they could take refuge from public contempt for ‘ conchies ’ and convince themselves that their experiments in communal living would , once ‘ the grim period of war is over … be remembered as the forerunner of the new society . ’ |
| 2 | Some set up their own stalls selling quail egg sandwiches or thimble-sized glasses of juice . |
| 3 | Before we once-and-for-all set up our new tank ( and next month look at tank decor ) , it 's a sign of the times that we have to pause and consider the single most important item in our tank — water . |
| 4 | These set out Government policy and provide updated information on the 1981 Minerals Act . |
| 5 | In planning our analyses we were concerned to avoid the biases that affected the analyses of the period up to and including 1983 ; it was agreed in advance , at a meeting of a working group of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment , that the principal hypothesis to be tested should be that ‘ no excess of leukaemia or other cancer in 0–24 year olds has occurred in the area of the Sellafield plant from 1984 to the present , and that the diagnostic groups , areas , and calendar periods to be analysed should be these set out below . ’ |
| 6 | These set out prices , treatment levels and quality standards and enable purchasers to hold providers accountable for their performance . |
| 7 | Many set up home across the south , beginning lives again from scratch . |
| 8 | These were all set up to administer one particular function and because of this , they are known as ad hoc bodies . |
| 9 | The instruments available in the shop will range from budget beginners ' guitars right up to custom-made guitars and basses , all set up and adjusted by Hugh Manson to give the same service previously offered to Jeff Beck , Andy Summers , John Giblin ( Simple Minds , Kate Bush ) , The Sisters Of Mercy and Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones , to name a few . |
| 10 | So we are all set up with booze , sex , unrequited love , thoughts of separation , ambiguous sexual status , a grand piano for the singing of old songs and a sniffy Law dispensing trifle with a gimlet stare . |
| 11 | And once you 've got your Steamatic all set up outside , you can always steam into the greenhouse or the conservatory to remove any mould that has accumulated and clean the glass too . |
| 12 | The agency must first of all set up an inventory of the assets under its control and it disposes of either the management or of the ownership of the assets vested in it . |
| 13 | Even getting it all set up to get you this far may have taxed your fortune to the limit already and there 's still a long way to go . |
| 14 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 15 | There 's a table all set up and waiting for the dinner meeting . |
| 16 | Gradually the systems were all set up and now work very smoothly . |
| 17 | We were all set up for it in Britain : a Labour government anti-nuclear movement swinging along on borrowed money with Carnaby Street and the Beatles — they were going to bring World Peace all by themselves — fat dumb and happy . |
| 18 | ‘ The youth policy is now firmly on the way , and no matter who comes to take charge , it 's all set up for them ’ |
| 19 | We are all set up for the perfect ending for George to live in peace while Lennie , tended the rabbits , but somehow the author still made it seem impossible as there was always trouble brewing for them . |
| 20 | We all set off in the car to see a lawyer . |
| 21 | Finely-chiselled features with high cheekbones and a generous mouth , all set off by a cascading mass of beautiful golden hair . |
| 22 | I then tell them a story which they act out : one day the children all set off home only to find that a great big hole has opened up in the playground . |
| 23 | ‘ All right , Belinda , I 'll drive you , ’ said David and they all set off across the grass to the dodgem stand . |
| 24 | That came about because one of the dancers had fallen ill just before they all set out from Cape Town . |
| 25 | Calero mentioned that the American revolutionaries too had front companies like those set up under the Enterprise , established in Europe to take in money from France and Spain . |
| 26 | The Spanish system is modelled on those set up in the U.S. ( Indemnity Act of 1975 ) and the U.K. ( National Indemnity act of 1980 ) . |
| 27 | Between the build-up to the national railway dispute in 1907 and the end of 1909 no fewer than sixty-seven new boards were established , not including those set up as part of the settlement of the rail strike itself . |
| 28 | Proposals by the neighbouring countries for the establishment of so-called safe havens ( similar to those set up for Kurdish civilians after the Gulf war ) were not taken up either , largely because they required the deployment of ground troops , for which there was no consensus . |
| 29 | To enable them to take all client groups , accommodation standards will be higher than those set down in the registration criteria . |
| 30 | Other studies which offer recommendations for buildings used by visually handicapped people in the community include those set out by the Royal Institute of British Architects ( 1981 ) which give a six-point plan to maximise safety and efficiency in the use of buildings , namely : |