Example sentences of "[noun] set off for the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The huge ammunition wagons set off for the crossroads , their massive iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road 's surface . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
4 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
5 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
6 | Joseph set off for the door but Rain got there first . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
9 | Val set off for the interior in the best of the hire cars available , a well worn seat with grudging breaks , and drove alone on empty roads through a barren and alien territory . |