Example sentences of "set [adv prt] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they set off for church he set off for London , driving fast . |
| 2 | After a pause to coil up the heavy ropes we set off for Gimmer . |
| 3 | SIXTH formers are perfecting their accents as they set off for work in the French town of Dunkirk . |
| 4 | With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | After dropping Martin and Lucy off at Vidlin , I set off for home . |
| 7 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 8 | the end of the day saw children and parents — tired but happy — set off for home , already looking forward to the next party . |
| 9 | Then the teams set off for home bringing this year 's Beaujolais Nouveau by the shortage mileage from Beaune to Liverpool . |
| 10 | Fond farewells exchanged , we set off for home , our brains buzzing with new and exciting ideas to bring back to Wales ’ . |
| 11 | We set up for Labidochromis sp . |
| 12 | " ( lA ) In giving effect to subsection ( 1 ) above , no single buyer may own more than two of the subsidiaries set up for disposal " . |
| 13 | ‘ We made ourselves some ro is , and when we 'd eaten them , I set out for home . |
| 14 | As Kalchu and I and some of the other men set out for home , they started to gather it up and hack off the dead branches that jut out from pine-trunks like thin stumps of arms . |
| 15 | Despite all the detailed criteria set out for assessment , despite the emphasis on course-work , in the end ‘ high ’ GCSE will be familiar enough , and the transition to A level not a matter of genuine difficulty . |
| 16 | specific rules set out for stock provisioning rather than directors ' estimates . |
| 17 | On 9 November 1984 I set out for consultation a list of branded drugs which would no longer be prescribed under the health service . |