Example sentences of "[conj] set [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with all guitar noise problems , this effect is most prevalent when the amp is very loud , or set up for an overdrive sound . |
| 2 | In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York . |
| 3 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 7 | He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man . |
| 8 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 . |
| 12 | If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 . |
| 13 | When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser , only to find nobody there . |
| 14 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 17 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |
| 18 | We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse . |
| 19 | 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 ? ’ |
| 20 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 21 | 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 . |