Example sentences of "set [adv prt] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives .
2 A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording .
3 We set off for a five mile run in the woods to the south of the camp .
4 And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break !
5 Following two days ' rest Venables and Renshaw set off for a final attempt taking a more direct line , avoiding sections of 70 degree snow and ice by passages of rock and mixed climbing .
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