Example sentences of "and set [adv prt] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory .
2 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 .
3 Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river .
4 Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’
5 When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair .
6 We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard .
7 We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse .
8 At matches he had to be watched like a hawk in case he wriggled out of his headcollar , and set off for the tea tent , where his doleful yellow face and black-ringed eyes could coax sandwiches and cake out of the most stony-hearted waitress .
9 He bounded over the thirteenth and fourteenth and set off for the Chair , that huge open ditch which forms the biggest obstacle on the course .
10 He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man .
11 She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office .
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