Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | As Kalchu and I and some of the other men set out for home , they started to gather it up and hack off the dead branches that jut out from pine-trunks like thin stumps of arms . |
| 32 | Inspired by the success of the excellent professional watercolourists of that time , many travellers set out for the Lakes with their sketching equipment , mirrors and paints . |
| 33 | The Norman Towers — Entering through these it is easy to imagine the Knights of the Middle Ages setting off for battle , banners flying and a host of bowmen and falconers bringing up the rear . |
| 34 | Despite all the detailed criteria set out for assessment , despite the emphasis on course-work , in the end ‘ high ’ GCSE will be familiar enough , and the transition to A level not a matter of genuine difficulty . |
| 35 | There is no disgusting crusty dirt that does n't care if it loses its job ; instead there are the big boots and frocks of the playground dressing-up box , the scruffy jeans and last year 's trainers like the ones set aside for playing after school . |
| 36 | She arranged them on the big table on the terrace where they looked impeccable , like clothes set out for a wedding . |
| 37 | ( 4 ) The purpose of the subsection is to make it clear that the extension of the permitted hours only applies to the part of the premises set apart for the consumption of main meals by a person having a table meal there . |
| 38 | The effect of this is to allow liquor to be provided for a further hour in the evening in a part of the premises set aside for people taking table meals provided it is consumed as part of the meal . |
| 39 | Once the section has been applied to premises , liquor can be supplied for consumption at a table meal ( for the meaning of " table meal , " see s.139(1) ) as an ancillary to the meal in that part of the premises set aside for meals between 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 pm. and 11 pm. on Sundays ( subss. ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) ) . |
| 40 | Separate spheres of responsibility can be identified , and control systems set up for junior management , and so controls , performance measurement and accountability are better . |
| 41 | Over a hundred armed agents set out for Mount Carmel . |
| 42 | Lifeline to the warzone : Relief supplies set off for Croatia . |
| 43 | There are two new classes being run in the summer term : To prepare for those summer holidays , there is an Italian for beginners on Monday mornings and a five week course on Tuesday evenings set aside for couples and individuals who would like to explore ‘ communication within the family ’ with Jo Jordan , an experienced counselling therapist . |
| 44 | Drawn up by a UN team and representatives of the Kenyan government , the report found that tens of people were dying each week in camps set up for the refugees in the remote border region of Kenya and described it as " appalling and embarrassing " that they were supposed to be under the care of the Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees . |
| 45 | The Seasiders set out for Cyprus today needing a win or a higher scoring draw than 1-1 in Wednesday 's return game to secure a lucrative first round tie with Paris St Germain . |
| 46 | The last 20 minutes was scrappy with nerves setting in for Leeds . |