Example sentences of "set off for home " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home . |
| 2 | They had been visiting friends , they had enjoyed their evening and the time had gone quickly so it was rather late when they set off for home . |
| 3 | After dropping Martin and Lucy off at Vidlin , I set off for home . |
| 4 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 5 | the end of the day saw children and parents — tired but happy — set off for home , already looking forward to the next party . |
| 6 | Then the teams set off for home bringing this year 's Beaujolais Nouveau by the shortage mileage from Beaune to Liverpool . |
| 7 | Fond farewells exchanged , we set off for home , our brains buzzing with new and exciting ideas to bring back to Wales ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 9 | Two anglers from London arrived at the draw but immediately set off for home again fearful of travelling conditions . |
| 10 | When most of the dancers had set off for home , and Lucy had given Josie reason to assume that she 'd done the same , she sat in one of the empty offices for a while and then returned to the wardrobe department . |
| 11 | Leopold dawdled before setting off for home . |
| 12 | Setting off for home on the bus has never been so much fun for the children of Grange Junior School in Swindon . |
| 13 | And so when he set off for home the red bitch was with him , loping along by his side . |
| 14 | She turned to her right and set off for home , all thought and feeling evacuated along with her energy and her sweat , in touch only with the irregular paving-stones , the light-rays interrupting the pink-grey clouds , the number-plates of cars , the lines on the faces that passed her , the name of the day , its date . |
| 15 | They got their rods and landing nets together and set off for home . |
| 16 | He shivered a little as he set off for home . |