Example sentences of "set out for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truce of Espléchin in September did nothing to quieten importunate creditors , and on 30 November , having sent a bitter denunciation of Archbishop Stratford to the pope , Edward frustrated , desperate and furious — set out for England to wreak revenge and secure funds . |
| 2 | The day after I got back from Moscow , I set out for Philadelphia , where I was due to receive a medal from the Franklin Institute . |
| 3 | ‘ We made ourselves some ro is , and when we 'd eaten them , I set out for home . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The Education Act of 1981 required that each school prepare a document which set out for parents its aims , objectives , organisation and curriculum policy . |
| 7 | The Seasiders set out for Cyprus today needing a win or a higher scoring draw than 1-1 in Wednesday 's return game to secure a lucrative first round tie with Paris St Germain . |
| 8 | We then set out for Muscat , but with nightfall approaching , we landed in Abu Dhabi . |
| 9 | Mother wept to see Father 's state , and proposed that we set out for Chiguana , the nearest town where we might expect to find a hospital , immediately . |
| 10 | specific rules set out for stock provisioning rather than directors ' estimates . |
| 11 | On 9 November 1984 I set out for consultation a list of branded drugs which would no longer be prescribed under the health service . |