Example sentences of "[coord] set [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 He is probably a murderer himself ; the lightmindedness of his retrospective half-confirmations and half-denials is oddly disgusting ; and for him killing people is no more doing something than sleeping with little girls or setting off for the North Pole .
2 As with all guitar noise problems , this effect is most prevalent when the amp is very loud , or set up for an overdrive sound .
3 Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit .
4 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
5 THREE or four times a month a Royal Bank lorry laden with 4 tonnes of waste paper pulls out of Drummond House and sets off for a paper mill in Fife .
6 In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York .
7 With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable .
11 He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man .
12 She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office .
13 When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair .
14 He bounded over the thirteenth and fourteenth and set off for the Chair , that huge open ditch which forms the biggest obstacle on the course .
15 If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 .
16 If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 .
17 When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser , only to find nobody there .
18 Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors .
19 At matches he had to be watched like a hawk in case he wriggled out of his headcollar , and set off for the tea tent , where his doleful yellow face and black-ringed eyes could coax sandwiches and cake out of the most stony-hearted waitress .
20 She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate .
21 Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again .
22 We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse .
23 Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’
24 We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard .
25 Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river .
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