Example sentences of "set [adv] for the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a breakfast room set aside for the train party where a piece of the mystery would unravel each morning . |
| 2 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |
| 3 | Early that afternoon , as soon as she could get away from a lunch with colleagues from her department , Loretta set off for the Sunday Herald building . |
| 4 | At matches he had to be watched like a hawk in case he wriggled out of his headcollar , and set off for the tea tent , where his doleful yellow face and black-ringed eyes could coax sandwiches and cake out of the most stony-hearted waitress . |
| 5 | He set off for the Canal Turn in glorious isolation while behind him the rest of the field manically tried to salvage some hope from the disaster . |
| 6 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 7 | This is an important tier within the complicated government structure set up for the health service , with responsibilities for the allocation of resources and for strategic planning . |
| 8 | She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears . |
| 9 | In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York . |
| 10 | A coach of 36 people ( employees and their children ) set out for the matinee performance , stopping en route for lunch . |