Example sentences of "set out for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 We set out for the inlet , pulling a shrieking Maha , surrounded by the usual bevy of children and urged on by the boys , maids and especially the Youngest Son , who was always ready to tease and laugh .
3 It was once more about five minutes before we set out for the alleyway behind the Love Me Tender massage parlor .
4 But they set out for the Town Hall none the less .
5 When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold .
6 Later that day , approximately 3,000 students gathered at ‘ Tianda ’ , Tianjin University from where they set out for the city centre shouting the familiar slogans of the movement .
7 And when three men turned back just below camp 4 because of bad weather Harry Taylor climbed on … and then set out for the summit on his own .
8 They set out for the club toward the end of the afternoon .
9 Here are set out for the benefit of a person intending to become a candidate a few of the many matters which must be complied with in order that the candidature shall be declared valid by the returning officer .
10 In many ways the CPVE conforms very closely to the goals originally set out for the GCSE .
11 Situations and characters to be portrayed can be set out for the learner on a worksheet .
12 Sir , I 'd like to bring your attention to erm a plan prepared by Partnership which is submitted as part of their evidence , which erm sets out for the south and southwest the er coalescence of existing settlements .
13 A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first .
14 I 'd seen Chola and Mina setting out for the forest in the early morning , and three times during the day I 'd watched them coming back , stooped over and staggering under the weight of the enormous loads that spread across their backs , stretching three times broader than their shoulders and several feet above their heads .
15 Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit .
16 She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears .
17 And at last he set out for the meeting-place .
18 Suddenly Sheikh shouldered his bat and , letting out a kind of howl , set out for the middle of the pitch , elbowing a fielder out of the way .
19 With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory .
20 She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried .
21 Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ .
22 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 .
23 Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable .
24 But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC .
25 So he collected a huge army with men , horses , and guns , and , following the wise woman 's directions , set out for the forest .
26 A coach of 36 people ( employees and their children ) set out for the matinee performance , stopping en route for lunch .
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