Example sentences of "set [adv prt] for home " in BNC.
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1 | And so when he set off for home the red bitch was with him , loping along by his side . |
2 | She turned to her right and set off for home , all thought and feeling evacuated along with her energy and her sweat , in touch only with the irregular paving-stones , the light-rays interrupting the pink-grey clouds , the number-plates of cars , the lines on the faces that passed her , the name of the day , its date . |
3 | They got their rods and landing nets together and set off for home . |
4 | He shivered a little as he set off for home . |
5 | By 10 minutes to 12 everything was ready for the bazaar , so Amanda set out for home , tingling with a mixture of excitement and fear . |
6 | By six o'clock he was weary and bad tempered and he set out for home . |