Example sentences of "before setting [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward Browning , a night club bouncer , called at his father 's home shortly before setting off for Scotland . |
| 2 | Obviously a thief had been about , but Dad had no time to investigate before setting off for work . |
| 3 | Leopold dawdled before setting off for home . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Most evenings , before setting off for work , he would call in at his parents ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 7 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 8 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 11 | He urged holidaymakers to check with hotels before setting out for Llandudno , and for day-trippers to stay away this week-end . |