Example sentences of "set [adv] for the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 2 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 3 | So I had a er I got him set up for the morning jobs and then I did the afternoon jobs with him . |
| 4 | But they set out for the Town Hall none the less . |
| 5 | 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 . |