Example sentences of "set [adv] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast . |
2 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
3 | Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away . |
4 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
5 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
6 | In more and more grounds , fences and grilles have been built around the ‘ ends ’ and the areas set aside for the visiting supporters , further highlighting the sense of territory . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |