Example sentences of "[conj] set out for the " in BNC.

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1 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
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 .
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