Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] set [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement . |
| 2 | Below : A conference of the Women 's Liberal Federation setting out for a tour of Blackpool and St. Annes in May 1926 , using six toastrack trams , here drawn up on both tracks at North Pier . |
| 3 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |
| 4 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 5 | They can be bought direct via a stockbroker , or via a managed fund set up for the purpose . |
| 6 | A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first . |
| 7 | A military aeroplane set out for the Kaylayaan islands with voting papers for the village elections being held throughout the Philippines . |
| 8 | Malcolm Edwards , British Coal 's commercial director , told an electricity conference in London that the corporation was prepared to enter supply deals lasting eight years — the same period set down for the bulk of initial contracts between privatised electricity generators and distribution companies . |
| 9 | The next time they are able to gather together enough courage to set out for the supermarket they may get only as far as point B before they have had enough , anticipating more extreme levels of anxiety if they continue . |