Example sentences of "set [adv] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even today it is possible to come across a secondary school without any library , in the sense of a collection housed in a room set aside entirely for that purpose ; some of these libraryless schools are in the private sector , and eager parents pay heavily for the " privilege " . |
| 2 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 3 | FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination . |
| 4 | Bonington set off alone for civilisation , reaching a village after descending the dangerous icefalls and cutting his way through the jungle for a day and a half . |
| 5 | Meanwhile Saddam Hussein massed troops in northern Iraq in apparent preparation , said the United States , for an attack on the ‘ safe haven ’ set up there for the Iraqi Kurds . |
| 6 | Sometimes Chinese Walls are used ; at other times firewalls , whereby a certain type of business is conducted separate from ordinary business , within a specialized subsidiary set up specifically for this purpose . |
| 7 | It is sometimes the case that all persons within a group are employed by one service company set up specifically for providing services such as staff and property to all other group companies . |
| 8 | Alternating between wide-eyed bewilderment and shaking grief , she endeavours to put her past behind her , and set up home for her new love . |
| 9 | Shaw set up Kerly for Newry 's opener in the eighth minute when the Canterbury star beat Brian Blythe with an angled shot after a superb off-the-ball run . |
| 10 | Pupils would then lob ping-pong balls in his direction and he would swing his tremendous member with the aim of knocking the balls into a waste-bin set up especially for the occasion . |
| 11 | Each time he scrambled out , took a short rest , and set out again for the next refuge . |
| 12 | He was struck by Bastin 's cool , calculated style , and set out hotfoot for Devon . |