Example sentences of "[pers pn] headed [prep] " in BNC.

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1 AS a devoted and dedicated follower of junior football , especially around the Lurgan area , I headed to the North West to take in the Milk Cup and follow the fortunes of my county team Armagh .
2 I headed for the white gleam of a village in the distance and was grateful to find that the one and only store sold iced drinks .
3 I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door .
4 Determined not to re-enter blind institution life , I headed for the nearby technical college who would n't have me either .
5 I headed for home .
6 It was time to find Graham Fearnley and I headed for the champagne tent .
7 I headed for home , showered and changed .
8 I headed for the tube station at Baker Street and turned down my collar as I came into the Marylebone Road .
9 I headed for the bus line .
10 Why I headed for Basra I do not know .
11 As soon as the morning lessons were over and I had snatched a quick lunch I headed towards the village with my bag .
12 As I headed towards shelter , I glanced south , where the broad shoulders of a mountain — its name is Mont Salève — stood against the troubled sky .
13 I headed down the stairs into the silence of the early evening .
14 As she headed to the door , Oscar took his cue to sow one last , triumphant mischief .
15 Sliding out of bed , she headed for the bathroom .
16 As the fire was crackling into life she headed for the small lavatory in the hall .
17 As she walked up Tullis Street , Templeton 's came into view , and she headed for the entrance that would take her to the offices where she d been told to report .
18 She headed for the outsize black car that was parked opposite .
19 She headed for the door .
20 Ace smiled sweetly , and slipped her mirrored sunglasses on as she headed for the reception area .
21 She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening .
22 As soon as she had put the telephone down , she headed for the door .
23 She headed for the door at a dead run , her new arm thumping uselessly against various items of furniture .
24 But in the end , even she could delay it no longer and reluctantly , she headed for Lower Axe .
25 Instinctively , she headed for the door that led out into the garden .
26 As the bell rang again , insistently , urgently , she headed for the door , pulling the dressing-gown around her , feeling a cold spring of fear welling up inside .
27 And she wondered , as she headed for the hallway and the staircase that led up to her bedroom on the first floor , why the fact that that had not happened troubled her so .
28 Instinctively she headed for the fence at the far end , wanting to be as far away from the house as possible .
29 She parked her car and strode through the grand , carved doorway , her heels clicking purposefully as she headed for the reception desk .
30 Then , without a backward glance , she headed for the house .
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