Example sentences of "[pron] set [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 2 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 3 | When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold . |
| 4 | It was a little confusing to find ourselves setting off for the summits of the Viluyos barely an hour after the decision to do so . |
| 5 | Henry II had five sons who were suspicious and envious of each other , but three of them died before Henry died in the summer of 1189 , and all his possessions passed to Richard , who had pledged himself to set out for the Holy Land on the Third Crusade . |
| 6 | as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness . |
| 7 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 8 | She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there . |
| 9 | She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried . |
| 10 | Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable . |
| 11 | She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears . |
| 12 | We set out for the inlet , pulling a shrieking Maha , surrounded by the usual bevy of children and urged on by the boys , maids and especially the Youngest Son , who was always ready to tease and laugh . |
| 13 | It was once more about five minutes before we set out for the alleyway behind the Love Me Tender massage parlor . |
| 14 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 15 | Malc 's parents moved into our house to look after Lee and Max and loaded with amps , speakers and suitcases , we set off for the first of twelve gigs — a Sunday lunch , one spot , fourteen quid — money for old rope . |
| 16 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 17 | In the morning providentially we set off for the frontier , and there to my great delight I saw the familiar face of Mr Derrick Robinson , Rhodesia 's Assistant Commissioner of Police , standing beside a BMW motor car which was to convey me to Salisbury . |
| 18 | We set off for the ‘ shoot ’ on what turned out to be a dull , damp and extremely grey day , to Ickworth House and gardens — a National Trust property — near Bury St. Edmunds . |
| 19 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |
| 20 | Most managers want to take commission on any deals they set up for the artist . |
| 21 | But they set out for the Town Hall none the less . |
| 22 | Later that day , approximately 3,000 students gathered at ‘ Tianda ’ , Tianjin University from where they set out for the city centre shouting the familiar slogans of the movement . |
| 23 | They set out for the club toward the end of the afternoon . |
| 24 | Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away . |
| 25 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 26 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 27 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 28 | Side by side , a matching pair , both in their best clothes , they set off for the police station on Royal Hill . |
| 29 | A young attendant in a blue uniform respectfully opened the door , and as soon as Luce had been settled into the grey suede luxury of the front passenger-seat they set off for the mainland . |
| 30 | So I had a er I got him set up for the morning jobs and then I did the afternoon jobs with him . |