Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] set [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the figures are quite clear that there are benefits of having in-house erm erm , fields that can compete against the private sector for county council work , and the fear , and the reason why they were set up in the first place , to make sure that you could n't have outside erm , er or private organisations setting up cartels to basically screw the local government down , and charge whatever price they want and con us through and through . |
| 2 | That may be why chatlines , costing up to 48p a minute , have been popular with young people since they were set up in the late Eighties dangerously popular , in some cases . |
| 3 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 4 | The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown . |
| 5 | Fig. 126 shows the pediment as it was set up in the old museum , an arrangement that is certainly wrong . |
| 6 | But the basic , but the basic problem is the way it was set up in the first place , |
| 7 | I guessed that it was set back in the farmhouse , unless he had some sort of remote control toy . |