Example sentences of "sets out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father . |
| 2 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 3 | Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country . |
| 4 | A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first . |
| 5 | After the death of Haran , Terah sets out for Canaan , with his grandson Lot and his son Abram and childless daughter-in-law Sarai . |
| 6 | A beat that sets out for a destination may have to renavigate on the way or may even have to change destination . |
| 7 | This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement . |
| 8 | And that sets out for each district in the County a few areas of different environmental constraints . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | That sets out the growth of the savings and which it contains in the report with paragraph and appendix reference numbers on them and it sets out for each of the groups , their proposed budgets . |