Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A military aeroplane set out for the Kaylayaan islands with voting papers for the village elections being held throughout the Philippines . |
| 2 | The next time they are able to gather together enough courage to set out for the supermarket they may get only as far as point B before they have had enough , anticipating more extreme levels of anxiety if they continue . |
| 3 | Malcolm Edwards , British Coal 's commercial director , told an electricity conference in London that the corporation was prepared to enter supply deals lasting eight years — the same period set down for the bulk of initial contracts between privatised electricity generators and distribution companies . |
| 4 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 5 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 6 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 7 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
| 8 | Below : A conference of the Women 's Liberal Federation setting out for a tour of Blackpool and St. Annes in May 1926 , using six toastrack trams , here drawn up on both tracks at North Pier . |
| 9 | After temporary repairs the ship set out for the United States on a voyage it would not have made had the collision not occurred . |
| 10 | They can be bought direct via a stockbroker , or via a managed fund set up for the purpose . |
| 11 | This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement . |
| 12 | A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first . |
| 13 | This is an important tier within the complicated government structure set up for the health service , with responsibilities for the allocation of resources and for strategic planning . |
| 14 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |
| 15 | This time our hero Kevin ( Culkin ) gets on the wrong plane as he and his family set out for a Christmas break in Miami . |
| 16 | Mrs Major 's party set off for the northern half of the seat to goad the faithful and stir the idle while Mr Major toured the south . |
| 17 | Indeed , the huge TV screen set up for the occasion is now predicting that the Tories will be shy of an overall majority by a mere eight seats : John Major will surely be back at Number 10 . |