Example sentences of "before set off for " in BNC.
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1 | Edward Browning , a night club bouncer , called at his father 's home shortly before setting off for Scotland . |
2 | Obviously a thief had been about , but Dad had no time to investigate before setting off for work . |
3 | Leopold dawdled before setting off for home . |
4 | Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron . |
5 | But in August , just before setting off for a month in Switzerland , he still hoped to have finished a draft of the third act by the end of the year . |
6 | Most evenings , before setting off for work , he would call in at his parents ' house in Old Church Street . |
7 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
8 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |