Example sentences of "[adv] set [adv prt] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 2 | Another group of nomes was about to set out to look for them . |
| 3 | We then set out to look for contacts that come from sources other than the usual lake fish . |
| 4 | As a citizen she was concerned that all too often social workers got an idea in their minds that ritual abuse was taking place , and then set out to look for it , The after-effects , though , were critical , according to Helen Martini . |
| 5 | There is no choice but to analyse your own needs and be honest with yourself , weighing up one ‘ want ’ against another , before you actually set out to look for a place to live . |