Example sentences of "[noun sg] headed for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The other had gone for the Wood but had entered well away from the large conifer Werewolf headed for . |
| 4 | And the car — the car headed for the Monument , ’ explained Jack as his mother came slowly over . |
| 5 | Without a moment 's hesitation Stirling 's jeep headed for the runway , the fighting formation behind him . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Thanks , ’ Oliver called after him as Cobalt headed for the kitchen . |
| 8 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |
| 9 | Then the Queen headed for her next destination . |
| 10 | As the Turbo headed for Marylebone 5 minutes early , Isaac and Austin prayed for consistency . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Their meeting finished , the last details all sewn up , the crew headed for the door . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The launch headed for Ardneavie jetty and Lucinda sighed contentment . |
| 15 | His own brother , with an eye on the throne , allied himself with Richard , Duke of Gloucester ( later Richard III ) , and accompanied a Yorkist army headed for Edinburgh ; but , in the face of a compromise suggested by the provisional government , changed his mind . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | The Leander class frigate headed for Portsmouth to be decommissioned after paying a final farewell to Teesside . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The talented female star headed for a welcome rest after a hectic six months that 's seen the release of her first solo LP and current hit single Walking on Broken Glass . |
| 20 | The hounds , however , having wriggled under and through the gate , were still running , streaming away from them across the next field as the fox headed for the nearby covert . |
| 21 | USS WASP headed for Norfolk , Virginia , upon completion of its second Spitfire delivery to the Mediterranean . |
| 22 | A contingent headed for Plymouth and met their first serious resistance at Trematon Castle by Saltash , held for the King by Sir Richard Grenville . |
| 23 | For some reason I was unable to fathom , all the girls in my class at secondary school headed for Aviemore each weekend with the singular task of losing their virginity . |
| 24 | With Niki well back and holding an honourable third place on a circuit unsuited to the Ferraris , only three points separated champion and aspirant as the FI family headed for Japan . |
| 25 | On Saturday , Joshua 's mother headed for the |
| 26 | The dig was now over , trailers loaded with wreckage headed for home , the diggers contented . |