Example sentences of "[prep] setting [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cairns , convinced an earlier declaration could have given Notts a chance of victory , at one stage squatted in mid-pitch with his head in his hands and was only directed back to the middle after setting off for the pavilion . |
| 2 | ‘ There would be no point in setting out for a star if you did n't know how far away it was . ’ |
| 3 | Murdock lost no time in setting out for London to take out a patent for his model . |
| 4 | Edward Browning , a night club bouncer , called at his father 's home shortly before setting off for Scotland . |
| 5 | Obviously a thief had been about , but Dad had no time to investigate before setting off for work . |
| 6 | Leopold dawdled before setting off for home . |
| 7 | Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron . |
| 8 | But in August , just before setting off for a month in Switzerland , he still hoped to have finished a draft of the third act by the end of the year . |
| 9 | Most evenings , before setting off for work , he would call in at his parents ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 10 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 11 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 12 | Rosemary will be teaching others her skills in creating a market stall complete with special effects in the form of ‘ rosy ’ apples and ‘ muddy ’ parsnips at the Women 's Institute 's Denman College in Marcham before setting out for Staffordshire on a dolls-house holiday ! |
| 13 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 14 | He urged holidaymakers to check with hotels before setting out for Llandudno , and for day-trippers to stay away this week-end . |
| 15 | The note of personal ambition here is reminiscent of that zeal which the young professor-elect had felt , among other feelings , on setting out for Basle . |
| 16 | I am writing this quickly on my return ( Tuesday evening ) from London , prior to setting off for the European rural conference in Scotland . |
| 17 | ‘ Ow , McAllister , that do n't look safe , ’ panted Rose as she wheeled herself and the bike into the road , preparatory to setting off for the buildings . |
| 18 | The new timetables will relate to the overall periods up to setting down for trial . |
| 19 | Erm and it 's a birthday issue and and a quite an important one for setting up for the Euros and the mail action . |
| 20 | Nor do they take lightly his abuse of Mitbestimmung , the hallowed German practice of giving workers a voice in public companies by setting aside for them nearly half the seats on supervisory boards . |