Example sentences of "sets off for " in BNC.

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1 He gets up early in the morning , saddles his ass , cuts the wood for the sacrifice , and taking two young servants and Isaac with him , he sets off for the place of which God has told him .
2 When even the milkmen and the postmen are not on the streets , he sets off for his daily three hour run , then swims for an hour before finally starting his day 's work as a leather goods salesman .
3 Then , from U hu , someone else sets off for Lāmri and for Lorpa .
4 This is where one sets off for what are often called the Loch Lochy Munros : Sron a'Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga , and the no less worthy Corbett of Ben Tee .
5 THREE or four times a month a Royal Bank lorry laden with 4 tonnes of waste paper pulls out of Drummond House and sets off for a paper mill in Fife .
6 Early bird Ruth arrives on her bike and pitches in with the adult workers at her grandfather 's stables every morning before she sets off for school Pictures : STUART FOSTER
7 Told not to give Betty any sudden shocks , Frank sets off for another job interview , as an entertainer at a holiday camp .
8 Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences .
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