Example sentences of "[conj] they set [adv] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate .
2 But they set out for the Town Hall none the less .
3 He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’
4 The sky was gun-metal but the deluge had not come when they set out for a cafe .
5 So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety .
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