Example sentences of "[was/were] set [adv prt] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You were set up for life with them , ’ Olive Fitzgerald of the Samaritans , bracing for a flood of calls over the next few months on their telephone helpline , told Reuters ' man .
2 To this end , schools were set up for peasant women and for prostitutes , who were numerous since Havana had previously been a notorious entertainment centre for North Americans , to give them an education and to provide them with some skills and training ready for the job market .
3 Extra appointments could be financed by the court 's customers paying higher charges when cases were set down for trial .
4 Mr Harris , 51 , and his wife were setting out for church in Lisburn , Co Antrim .
5 The erm management agency that was set up for tornado was structured and manned for that specific task .
6 In 1988 about one case in 19 was set down for trial and for every 94 writs issued one case was determined by trial .
7 Sigarup was setting out for home .
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