Example sentences of "headed for " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the fun and games of the Cheranganis it was time for something a bit more serious , so we headed for Mount Elgon , in the far west of the country , straddling the border between Kenya and Uganda . |
| 2 | By nightfall he believed he was 30 miles from Lubeck , so next morning he headed for the port along with workpeople . |
| 3 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 4 | We had a coffee , bought some reinforcements , deciding to leave the skyr that we had both become addicted to until later , turned south and headed for the sea . |
| 5 | Having been forced out of the eastern fjords in endless rainswept misery we headed for Mývatn , Gođafoss and Akureyri , three attractions in the north of Iceland . |
| 6 | In the midst of this unrelenting wave of depression , I found myself , dressed in a borrowed dinner jacket , on the M11 headed for Cambridge , where I was about to make my first ( and last ) appearance as an after-dinner speaker . |
| 7 | I got my personal weapon and kit together , checked under the car , and headed for Angelo . |
| 8 | Tell him it made your mickey fall off and you 'll sue him for loss of your wife 's affection , ’ Arty shrugged indifferently , as he drew on his dressing gown and headed for the bathroom , where there was a larger mirror . |
| 9 | THE QUESTION of just who would even want to be a partner with the US was underlined last night as the American Administration headed for default for the first time in its history . |
| 10 | By the end of the second day the visitors had reached 239 for 7 , only Gomes and Lloyd making an impression as Allott , recalled after a two-year absence , headed for his best Test return or 6 for 61 . |
| 11 | It was time for Haynes to enjoy himself , though and , aided by some dropped catches , he reached a century as West Indies headed for 267 for 8 declared . |
| 12 | The more the UK Vehicle Division restricted output , the more sure it headed for the final chop . ’ |
| 13 | So , on a dull and drizzly morning we headed for the dogs ' home . |
| 14 | He headed for a short , thick clump of maidenhair fern . |
| 15 | A little later , dressed and breakfasted , I let the dog out again , and , oh joy , he headed for his favourite bush . |
| 16 | Mungo declined a hot drink and headed for his room . |
| 17 | With that he headed for the garden gate , rubbing his hands on a rag . |
| 18 | Stanley uttered the single word : ‘ Floods , ’ and headed for the door . |
| 19 | At last they came to a clearing , where Vic headed for a mossy log . |
| 20 | Back inside the house he gathered them into an oversized bunch and headed for the kitchen , leaving a trail of fallen petals in his wake . |
| 21 | ‘ Last week a woman who lives near here was arrested for not paying her fine , and she was actually put in a police wagon headed for Mountjoy Jail in Dublin , ’ Mrs Knelle told me . |
| 22 | We arranged ourselves in the seats and as we headed for Shellerton in the early dark I told her calmly , incompletely and without terrors , the gist of what had befallen us in Sam 's boatyard . |
| 23 | Afterwards we grabbed a few bottles and headed for my room . |
| 24 | I stowed my notes in my pocket , and headed for the lifts . |
| 25 | Surkov and Rozanov , escaping from admirers , joined me and we headed for the exit . |
| 26 | Sliding out of bed , she headed for the bathroom . |
| 27 | We all confessed ourselves exhausted , and headed for our rooms , though I guessed Masha would not be resting . |
| 28 | Ronnie Moran , who had been chatting with Mr Souness about the match hours before the Liverpool manager headed for the operating theatre , will have to report failure in his first game in charge . |
| 29 | We headed for the hills , northwards — and what a difference a mile makes . |
| 30 | FOR MANY years British golfers in search of winter sunshine headed for the fairways of Spain or Portugal , but with good exchange rates against the dollar the Atlantic seaboard of the United States has become an alternative . |