Example sentences of "[coord] set off for " in BNC.
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| 31 | He jumped in and set off for his rendezvous with Volkov 's wife . |
| 32 | A lie , of course : ‘ une petite histoire que ma mère a crue , ’ he boasted , like a proud six-year-old , and set off for Mantes . |
| 33 | It was at this point , while we were stumbling about , not really knowing what to say with so many other people present , that Eric suggested we should borrow a driver and jeep from the ASC — this boy was the biggest borrower of jeeps I had ever met — and set off for Fontanellato , where we could all be reunited : my parents , the Merlis , the Superiora and the suore at the hospital , and as many of the other people who had helped him as possible , including Dr Sambataro , of whom there had been no news since he joined the partisans . |
| 34 | 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 ? ’ |
| 35 | Leaving strict instructions to Joanne to stay there at all costs and to both of them under no account to let anyone in , he hurried to the Cortina and set off for Fleet Street . |
| 36 | We met at the youth centre in Chelmsford , checked that everybody had passports , E111 's ( health forms for the European Community ) and luggage and set off for Ramsgate . |
| 37 | An hour later , she climbed into her Panda and set off for Oxford . |
| 38 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 39 | At precisely the stroke of six the mighty Leviathan Class locomotive , gushing steam and panting dramatically , left King 's Cross Station behind and set off for Scotland . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | He went there to Dalby Forest one day in the afternoon loaded them all up and set off for Wales . |