Example sentences of "then set [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 She will then set off for Shetland again at 2 am , arriving at 2pm .
2 We then set out for Muscat , but with nightfall approaching , we landed in Abu Dhabi .
3 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 .
4 The Mozarts then set off for Mannheim , which , under the music-loving Elector Carl Theodor , had one of the finest orchestras in Europe ; and since 1742 the Electoral palace had also included an opera house in the west wing .
5 With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home .
6 We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor .
7 I nip down to Engineering and borrow a remote ( must keep tabs on things in London ) , then set off for the circus .
8 There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast .
9 Arrange the aubergines in a large colander and sprinkle generously with salt , then set aside for 30 minutes to draw out the juices .
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