Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] set [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ . |
| 2 | She soon set off for Leicester , where she sobbed ‘ hideously ’ and was put in prison with two unlucky fellow-pilgrims . |
| 3 | She was eighteen and had never been out of England , yet she unhesitatingly set off for a remote and savage country in Africa . |
| 4 | We then set out for Muscat , but with nightfall approaching , we landed in Abu Dhabi . |
| 5 | The Range Rover was crammed with so much food as they finally set off for Brides Haven that Leonora expressed doubt that the boat would carry it all . |
| 6 | Knowing the risk he was taking , he still set out for Peking : why ? |
| 7 | He immediately set off for Germany in a van and the rest is history . |
| 8 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 9 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |