Example sentences of "set [adv] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day they were due to set off for France , Shanti had a swathe of her black curly hair bleached and dyed crimson . |
| 2 | I have a four foot tank which I was going to set up for Malawis , however , with the above in mind , what would you consider the best course of action : |
| 3 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 4 | They set off for Siwa , arriving on 21 June only to discover that the LRDG was in the process of abandoning the place . |
| 5 | With a companion in a BN Islander and Spencer in an Aero Commander they set off for Botswana . |
| 6 | HOUNSLOW will be defending an unbeaten record in the European Cup-Winners ' Cup when they set off for Holland today to compete in this season 's final stages . |
| 7 | St. George realised that there was every chance that Ofahengaue would become one of the best players of the World Cup and went to the extreme to sign Ofahengaue before the Wallabies set off for London . |
| 8 | First thing this morning campaigners set off for London , and Downing Street . |
| 9 | My father was thirty-eight , my mother twenty-nine when they married ; a few months later they set off for Addis Ababa . |
| 10 | Louise kept up a flow of bright chatter as they set off for Wigmore Street . |
| 11 | At last the great day arrived , and 17 players and supporters set off for England . |
| 12 | At 10:16 we boarded the Sprinter on platform one.Then we set off for Shrewsbury : |
| 13 | Maggie was not cheerful as they set off for Granada . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 16 | and eventually hauled me aboard as we set off for Blackpool . |
| 17 | Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College . |
| 18 | I set off for Duxford cursing . |
| 19 | Lifeline to the warzone : Relief supplies set off for Croatia . |
| 20 | A UN convoy which set off for Srebrenica yesterday was turned back by Serbian police backed up by an armoured car . |
| 21 | The following morning we set off for Verona . |
| 22 | Lawrence will set off for England on Sunday . |
| 23 | She will then set off for Shetland again at 2 am , arriving at 2pm . |
| 24 | And when ye would set out for Castille , let all the people know in secret , that they make themselves ready , and take with them all that they have , so that none of the Moors in the suburb may know thereof ; for certes ye can not keep the city , neither abide therein after my death . |
| 25 | The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions . |
| 26 | And then , restraining himself from a farewell blast on the Dixie horn , he 'd set out for Liston Hall . |
| 27 | The truce of Espléchin in September did nothing to quieten importunate creditors , and on 30 November , having sent a bitter denunciation of Archbishop Stratford to the pope , Edward frustrated , desperate and furious — set out for England to wreak revenge and secure funds . |
| 28 | The day after I got back from Moscow , I set out for Philadelphia , where I was due to receive a medal from the Franklin Institute . |
| 29 | The Seasiders set out for Cyprus today needing a win or a higher scoring draw than 1-1 in Wednesday 's return game to secure a lucrative first round tie with Paris St Germain . |
| 30 | We then set out for Muscat , but with nightfall approaching , we landed in Abu Dhabi . |