Example sentences of "set [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A year later , taking leave of his wife with some piercing poems of separation , he set sail for India . |
| 2 | For Henry Thomas had left Tredegar for railway employment in Swindon and one of his sons , the Uncle Harry who features in the Swindon holidays described so lovingly in The Childhood of Edward Thomas , was a fitter at the Swindon GWR works until he set sail for South Africa in 1891 . |
| 3 | It was an emotional moment back in nineteen forty as Cliff , Dinah and their sister Sheila waved goodbye to their family and friends and set sail for America . |
| 4 | Her mother waved the 20-year old off , and she set sail for England . |
| 5 | On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society . |
| 6 | Soccer : Bates set to bid for control of Bridge |