Example sentences of "and set 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 | So it was that with high spirits I packed Baedekers and prejudices , boots and a bootload of assumptions and set out for Dover . |
| 5 | Was equipment easily available and set out for children ? |
| 6 | Now financially secure , he and Emma married and set out for France , their first holiday abroad . |
| 7 | In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York . |
| 8 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 9 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 10 | Overwhelmed by her publicity , Amaranth finished her breakfast , and set out for the Grand and Harvey , doing her very best to subdue a worm of doubt . |
| 11 | Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot . |