Example sentences of "set [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 2 | A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording . |
| 3 | We set off for a five mile run in the woods to the south of the camp . |
| 4 | So we set off for a last look round . |
| 5 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 6 | Following two days ' rest Venables and Renshaw set off for a final attempt taking a more direct line , avoiding sections of 70 degree snow and ice by passages of rock and mixed climbing . |
| 7 | She was eighteen and had never been out of England , yet she unhesitatingly set off for a remote and savage country in Africa . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The day was held for customers and staff who in groups of three , set off for an 18-hole Stableford competition ( I 'm told this will mean something to golfers ! ) |