Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] set [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port , but the sea serpent continued to follow them . |
| 2 | He rode off towards Dunbar and set sail for his dukedom of Orkney and then for Norway , where he was arrested and confined in due course in the castle of Dragsholm in Denmark . |
| 3 | Five top players shocked their province by upping sticks and setting sail for Japan . |
| 4 | Furious , Richard hired thirty ships from the Marseilles merchants and set sail for Genoa , where Philip had arrived before him and promptly fallen ill . |
| 5 | It was an emotional moment back in nineteen forty as Cliff , Dinah and their sister Sheila waved goodbye to their family and friends and set sail for America . |
| 6 | Yarnell decided to prove his point so he detached two aircraft carriers , the Saratoga and Lexington and a few destroyers from his battle fleet and set sail for Oahu in poor weather conditions , radio silence and no lights . |