Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " 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 In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them .
3 Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain .
4 She arranged them on the big table on the terrace where they looked impeccable , like clothes set out for a wedding .
5 ( 4 ) The purpose of the subsection is to make it clear that the extension of the permitted hours only applies to the part of the premises set apart for the consumption of main meals by a person having a table meal there .
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