Example sentences of "[noun] headed for " in BNC.
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| 1 | After regrouping , William headed for Kent and London with his main army but seems to have sent detachments out into Sussex to subdue the countryside and act as a rearguard . |
| 2 | Having evaded the other Fiats , Taylour headed for the carrier with his wounded TAG , where only prompt and skilful action by the ‘ Ark 's , surgeon prevented the loss of Howard 's leg . |
| 3 | Startled , and by now more than a little frightened , Patrick headed for Foyles , hoping to lose his followers in the bookshop 's maze of nooks and corners . |
| 4 | But when they cast off Penry seemed reassuringly unconcerned , and sang under his breath as the Angharad headed for the turbulent stretch of sea separating Gullholm from the coast . |
| 5 | In fact , such was the sheer awesomeness of Mr Wilson 's fury that , as one person , the whole assembled mass headed for the door at top speed . |
| 6 | The other had gone for the Wood but had entered well away from the large conifer Werewolf headed for . |
| 7 | Ann headed for the kitchen . |
| 8 | Motorways and high streets around the country ground to a halt as shoppers headed for the stores . |
| 9 | The crash on the A423 in Oxfordshire came as drivers headed for home after the weekend break . |
| 10 | And the car — the car headed for the Monument , ’ explained Jack as his mother came slowly over . |
| 11 | Without a moment 's hesitation Stirling 's jeep headed for the runway , the fighting formation behind him . |
| 12 | Stirling , Cooper and Seekings headed for Benina which they knew from past experience was a major repair base . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Thanks , ’ Oliver called after him as Cobalt headed for the kitchen . |
| 15 | The following day , the visitors headed for the field and toured LASMO 's Santiago field gathering and pumping facility . |
| 16 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |
| 17 | Relations deteriorated further in late March as hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Kurdish refugees headed for the Iranian border . |
| 18 | Then the Queen headed for her next destination . |
| 19 | As the Turbo headed for Marylebone 5 minutes early , Isaac and Austin prayed for consistency . |
| 20 | Furious Saints fans ran on to the pitch in anger just before the final whistle as their team headed for a 2–1 defeat by QPR . |
| 21 | Helen headed for the nearest one and asked about photograph albums . |
| 22 | He did less well in biology and physics with two D grades , but notched up enough points to secure a place at Leeds University while Solowka headed for Liverpool University . |
| 23 | Before Edward could retaliate , Bruce headed for Scone . |
| 24 | Their meeting finished , the last details all sewn up , the crew headed for the door . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | At last they came to a clearing , where Vic headed for a mossy log . |
| 27 | That and the rain , which stained the concrete a dirty brown , gave the place a deserted look even during term-time , but the fact that it was so close to London meant that it really was deserted at the weekends as students and staff headed for the bright lights . |
| 28 | There are countless individual stories encapsulated in the photographs of migrant workers arriving at Continental stations or commuters pouring into the London termini , of the Jews being herded on to trains headed for the death-camps , or of armies departing for half a dozen different wars — the brave , cheerful , youthful faces of a nation 's young men heading off for the rendezvous with destiny . |
| 29 | Emily headed for the door . |
| 30 | DAVID Mellor headed for the political wilderness yesterday by comparing himself to a great British hero . |