Example sentences of "[noun] heading for " in BNC.
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1 | He glimpsed the short white-haired figure heading for the back gate but did not say so until much later when Merlyn asked where she had got to . |
2 | More than 50,000 people living in a six-mile danger area have been evacuated but , even with lava heading for them , some have refused to leave . |
3 | Among the happiest band of travellers are 5,000 St Johnstone fans heading for the seaside and a match against Ayr United which will decide the First Division Championship . |
4 | Rory smiled , looked once more at Lewis 's retreating back , then started down the far side of the dune heading for the narrow road . |
5 | A Nigerian air force Hercules C-130 transport aircraft heading for Kaduna crashed on Sept. 26 soon after take-off from Lagos , the capital , killing all 163 passengers on board , many of them military personnel and their families . |
6 | And tears of farewell.The Bosnians heading for a new life . |
7 | An international exile for over two years he is poised for a late , late charge to try for a spectacular break into the Great Britain and Ireland side heading for Minneaoplis in August . |
8 | Manchester Square , where the Lytham Road route diverged from the Promenade , with a Standard car bound for Squires Gate and a blue car heading for St. Annes via Promenade . |
9 | A St. Annes car heading for Blackpool along the long straight of Lytham Road before the First World War : notice the absence of traffic ! |
10 | Police and motoring organisations warned that drivers heading for the capital are certain to face lengthy delays as thousands of extra people take to the roads . |
11 | On the M4 at Swindon , lorry drivers heading for Wales decide whether to use the Severn Bridge at a cost of £8.40 return , or divert through Gloucestershire . |
12 | I shaved and showered , clipping two seconds off the record , and was soon out on the highway heading for Faketown . |
13 | Unfortunately they were again delayed by rough terrain , and when they got to the road they found it choked with German armour heading for the front . |
14 | Smoke coming from a normally disused building , a vehicle heading for a deserted spot . |
15 | What little research has been done in this area suggests that the proportion of deprived youngsters heading for the great outdoors is disproportionately low . |
16 | Army movements began at 9 a.m. , with columns heading for the Austrian , Italian and Hungarian borders of Slovenia . |
17 | The gig sold out months ago and , despite EMF 's claims to be moving away from the teeny audience , Silverfish are forced to open the show a good two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected exodus of punters heading for an early bedtime . |
18 | In the port column heading for the Old Mole , an ML skipper caught the distinct smell of countryside , sweet traces of grass scents among the more pervasive exhaust fumes . |
19 | Military officials said a relief column heading for Huambo , where a battle has raged for six weeks , clashed with Unita forces about 60 miles from the city . |
20 | about the army helicopters heading for the clouds ? |
21 | There 's scores of Central South folk heading for Wales this weekend to ride and run in one of the great adventure races … its the annual Horse v Man V Mountain Bike challenge … local people have won the race for the last five years … and you can if the winning run or ride continues when we bring you the highlights on Monday … |
22 | In the first premonition , Mr Reynolds saw himself standing on the footplate of No 43106 leaving Bridgnorth , smoke-box first , with some covered wagons heading for Bewdley . |
23 | Go through gate then bear right across field heading for stile that can be seen on skyline . |
24 | With Hewlett-Packard Co heading for $18,800m turnover this year and Fujitsu Ltd at around the $26,000m mark , while Digital Equipment Corp looks hopefully to Alpha to rocket it off its $14,000m-a-year launchpad , the contenders to take over leadership of the mainstream computer industry from IBM Corp are lining up — and a major new round of mergers and acquisitions could be on the way . |
25 | Until 1979 the British Rail over-night sleepers docked at Dover , where the train was shunted on to the ferry , split in two , one part heading for Paris the other for Brussels . |
26 | In October the Hamoaze was filled with ships bearing the first contingent of Canadians heading for the front . |
27 | THREE coaches heading for Amsterdam were halted by police after claims that travellers were smoking cannabis , drinking and abusing coach drivers . |
28 | Develop improved accident analysis techniques to maximise benefits from the new Capital Budget heading for Road Lighting : Road Safety . |
29 | The potential customers are hungry Phoenix developers and construction workers heading for the battered remains of Kuwait city . |
30 | Gilbey had been booked to fly to Brussels with members of the Lotus team heading for Sunday 's Belgian Grand Prix . |