Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 | This is an important tier within the complicated government structure set up for the health service , with responsibilities for the allocation of resources and for strategic planning . |
| 8 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |
| 9 | This time our hero Kevin ( Culkin ) gets on the wrong plane as he and his family set out for a Christmas break in Miami . |
| 10 | Indeed , the huge TV screen set up for the occasion is now predicting that the Tories will be shy of an overall majority by a mere eight seats : John Major will surely be back at Number 10 . |