Example sentences of "set off for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there . |
2 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
3 | Wilcock set off for the New World . |
4 | After a few minutes Crabb returned to the jetty for some extra weights to overcome his buoyancy and , having fitted these to his satisfaction , set off for the Russian cruiser . |
5 | At the same time , on the other side of the range , Christophe Moulin , a 33-year-old guide from Briancon , set off for the first solo ascent ( and incidentally the first repeat ) of Jean-Marc Boivin 's Ballade Au Clair du Lune : a hooks-and-copperheads A4 on the south face of the Fou . |
6 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
7 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
8 | Mrs Major 's party set off for the northern half of the seat to goad the faithful and stir the idle while Mr Major toured the south . |