Example sentences of "set [adv prt] for [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Boxing Day most families set off for their main summer holiday , heading either for campsites in the bush or at the beach . |
| 2 | And so it was then , that on a cold , Tuesday October evening I set off for my first match … |
| 3 | Before Father Kendrick had set off for his new city parish — racial mix , boys ' club , mothers ' union , young people 's fellowship ; the proper challenge for a mildly high-church , ambitious young priest with one eye on a mitre — he had had a brief word about Beryl McBride . |
| 4 | He had no intention of staying by Hitler 's side in his Berlin bunker and instead set off for his own headquarters . |
| 5 | When even the milkmen and the postmen are not on the streets , he sets off for his daily three hour run , then swims for an hour before finally starting his day 's work as a leather goods salesman . |
| 6 | Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country . |