Example sentences of "they set out [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But they set out for the Town Hall none the less .
2 They set out for the club toward the end of the afternoon .
3 Later that day , approximately 3,000 students gathered at ‘ Tianda ’ , Tianjin University from where they set out for the city centre shouting the familiar slogans of the movement .
4 They set out towards the west , taking their direction from the sun , but the density of thorn thickets constantly drove them from their line .
5 They set out up the hillside , going slowly , picking their way from one bush and tussock to another and pausing continually to sniff and stare along the great expanse of grass , which stretched on either side as far as they could see .
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