Example sentences of "off for london " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Harker set off for London with her young charge two days later . |
| 2 | Hardly a week passed without Anna Essinger setting off for London on a fund raising mission , invariably returning with promises to sponsor more refugee children . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Perhaps we might have a look at things , at this stage , through the eyes of young Benjamin Titford , the youngest surviving son , left motherless at nine years old ; waving his big brother William Charles goodbye as he set off for London soon afterwards ; watching brother John cough himself into an early grave ; listening to endless conversations about high prices , shortages , and a war across the channel ; dragged out of his bed in the middle of the night to cries of ‘ Fire ! ’ and ‘ Flood ! ’ ; struggling to keep warm every winter ; watching his father die of a long illness — these experiences made his childhood , in modern terms , an awful , albeit a dramatic one . |
| 5 | This Act of 1806 may well have given young Ben the final push he needed : in that or the following year he packed his bags for good , waved his loving sisters a fond farewell , and set off for London , fame and fortune . |
| 6 | Frustrated , he set off for London . |
| 7 | Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you . |
| 8 | There was time only to grab a piece of burnt toast before jumping into her car and setting off for London . |
| 9 | When they set off for church he set off for London , driving fast . |
| 10 | First thing this morning campaigners set off for London , and Downing Street . |
| 11 | and wife visited Sydney en route to Hobart and then also set off for London before flying to New York . |