Example sentences of "and head [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I open the throttle a bit and head out into the sound , where the tide flows strongly and it is a favoured feeding place for auks . |
| 2 | In the kind of yuppy apartment in which they lived , the chimpanzees would signal ‘ GO SINK ’ and head off to the kitchen sink . |
| 3 | So I get up and pull my dressing-gown on and head down to the cold , dusty lobby where the phone is . |
| 4 | Descend and head back into the forest going south-west then south to post 21 . |
| 5 | I take a deep breath and head back into the eye of the storm , careening down side-streets when police barricades and fire hoses block the main avenues . |
| 6 | Outside the venue , the Inspirals climb into their cramped tour van and head back to the hotel exuding quiet satisfaction . |
| 7 | I 've had enough of the lights , so we turn round and head back to the house . |
| 8 | Here they spend the next 5 months until the short rains in November when they gradually form columns and head back to the shortgrass plains . |
| 9 | Death finished his soup quickly and headed out of the kitchen door . |
| 10 | Then she discovered he 'd gone off any idea of tucking into the delights of her home-made lasagne anyway as , without another word , he turned and headed out of the kitchen . |
| 11 | ‘ Displacement activity , ’ she said and headed back to the mantelpiece where she swapped a silver-framed photograph for a white porcelain horse . |
| 12 | He turned and headed back to the Montego , pausing as he opened the door . |
| 13 | Finally satisfied that these tableaux held no secrets , they turned round and headed back towards the gallery marked THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD . |
| 14 | She rolled over and headed back towards the shore . |
| 15 | They left the shop and headed back along the road , Sammy crawling miserably along behind them . |
| 16 | Nearby , the siren of an ambulance cries like a mad baby , its pitch rising as it passes us and heads on down the street . |
| 17 | No sooner was I home and motherly than it was time to dress up and head back to the theatre . |
| 18 | ‘ Another job well done , Ralph , let's pack up and head back to the station . ’ |
| 19 | For a moment I thought of getting on my joke transport and heading back to the East Oxford slums where I belonged . |
| 20 | Twenty minutes later they were on their way , the three of them piling into the big black Mercedes and heading back to the railway station . |
| 21 | ‘ Christ , they were quick off the mark , Piper , ’ remarked the driver , swinging the jeep round and heading back along the road to Brigade H.Q. Nos. 3 and 6 Commando were pulling out as we entered the village ; no sign of 45 Royal Marine Commando . |
| 22 | The taller man grinned , " My turn , I suppose , " he murmured , and headed over to the bar to order another round of drinks . |
| 23 | Instead , we left the truck conventionally positioned , and headed up through the forest leading to the slopes of the first top , Stob Coire na Ceannain . |
| 24 | ‘ Run , ’ Vitor instructed , and as Ashley obediently turned and headed off up the drive he sprinted beside her . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll wait , ’ I said , and headed off towards the postroom . |
| 26 | No stone rolled down the cliff that morning , and I left Euclid still snoozing on the old redwood step at about 10.50am and headed off over the bridge to Lighthouse Road , which runs along for two or three miles south of the river , through to the mouth of the Mattole and the northern tip of the King range . |
| 27 | The designer , Sandy Powell , has known Anderson since their first day at St Martin 's when they played truant and headed off to the pub after about 15 minutes . |
| 28 | Blunset listened carefully , jotting down the odd note in his notebook and headed off down the corridor . |
| 29 | After quite a lot of persuasion and promises of chocolate bars , I finally got back into my canoe and headed off down the river to find my paddle and the rest of the group . |
| 30 | When Patrick had stormed out of the room , his head pounding , bile in his throat , he had started for his room , but then he had thought of Jane , and he had turned and headed back down the hall towards the room she shared with her sister . |