Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] set off for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 And so it was then , that on a cold , Tuesday October evening I set off for my first match …
3 Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College .
4 After a pause to coil up the heavy ropes we set off for Gimmer .
5 A UN convoy which set off for Srebrenica yesterday was turned back by Serbian police backed up by an armoured car .
6 At 10:16 we boarded the Sprinter on platform one.Then we set off for Shrewsbury :
7 ‘ That fateful day he set off for work and their lives changed forever is etched on Wyn 's memory .
8 One day he set off for Barnard Castle to address a meeting , but got so hopelessly drunk on the journey he was unable to speak on his arrival .
9 The following morning we set off for Verona .
10 When they set off for church he set off for London , driving fast .
11 But I always think so many mums , dads and children who set off for work and school in the morning wo n't be coming back . ’
12 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 .
13 Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day .
14 With a companion in a BN Islander and Spencer in an Aero Commander they set off for Botswana .
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