Example sentences of "set out for the " in BNC.

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1 A handful of men , Karelius amongst them , set out for the far bank .
2 Chola and Mina set out for the fields to continue the millet harvest , and Kalchu fetched the flat wooden spade and began beating down the mud to repair the leaking roof .
3 Soon afterwards Chola and Mina set out for the hills to gather grass .
4 Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ .
5 She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried .
6 In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York .
7 And at last he set out for the meeting-place .
8 Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable .
9 He set out for the presidential palace about 6 a.m. but heard the place was surrounded .
10 She had not felt this alone and lonely since she first set out for the French battlefields over fifty years ago .
11 So he collected a huge army with men , horses , and guns , and , following the wise woman 's directions , set out for the forest .
12 While Pavel set out for the next town on his list .
13 She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears .
14 But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC .
15 With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory .
16 He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse .
17 Overwhelmed by her publicity , Amaranth finished her breakfast , and set out for the Grand and Harvey , doing her very best to subdue a worm of doubt .
18 Suddenly Sheikh shouldered his bat and , letting out a kind of howl , set out for the middle of the pitch , elbowing a fielder out of the way .
19 A coach of 36 people ( employees and their children ) set out for the matinee performance , stopping en route for lunch .
20 A military aeroplane set out for the Kaylayaan islands with voting papers for the village elections being held throughout the Philippines .
21 After temporary repairs the ship set out for the United States on a voyage it would not have made had the collision not occurred .
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