Example sentences of "head [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Devolution was seen by heads as a process that lent itself to a more collaborative style of management .
2 Whilst the heads as a whole should be marked ‘ subject to contract and not legally binding ’ , where the heads refer to confidentiality and exclusivity these clauses should be expressly marked as legally binding .
3 Many teachers have felt considerable frustration when uncertainty , for example at national level , has been used by heads as an excuse to avoid school planning beyond the immediate future .
4 Now canals slap on either side , brimming with garbage and dead wood , an old man sleeps in an oilcan next to a garishly decorated lorry , men in vests and wide trousers , grouped playing cards by the light of oil lamps , raise their heads as the car 's headlights sweep into their precarious privacy , and stare at her .
5 The Sadat crouched low , clasping their heads as the red carpet and the wooden poles holding red and blue ropes flew into the air around them .
6 I believe that generosity becomes less between nations , as the world economy heads for a more frightening decline .
7 We wore our full uniforms and covered our heads for a refuelling stop at Arar in Saudi Arabia .
8 SNUBBED : Roseanne heads for a bust-up at the TV awards ceremony
9 Chane Chyi-Ming heads for a try in their 24–0 Pool E victory over the Bowl-winning Romanians .
10 Herbert heads for a nearby town where , having gorged himself in a garage , he finds his way to an open space and falls asleep .
11 However , the peaks can be either positive or negative : and this is another example of chaotic behaviour ; a sequence like that in Fig. 24.3(b) might be obtained by the toss of a coin — heads for a positive peak , tails for a negative .
12 Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’
13 Of course , many of the bench marks by which sparkling wines are judged are those of the traditional Champenoise The French , true to form , have managed to ban all the use of the term ‘ Methode Champenoise ’ and wine makers are currently scratching their heads for an alternative .
14 But then a man in a suit heads for the cool cabinet and picks out two bottles of champagne .
15 I let off the snow hook , Rayo heads for the tree , Kaisa leaps out of the way , Sunniva follows her round and it 's back to knitting in seconds .
16 No sign of the Cosworth four-valve heads for the turbocharged V8 , though — at least not yet .
17 The choice of heads for the campaigning organizations says a great deal about their memberships : solidly white middle-class .
18 He picks up her suitcases and heads for the exit .
19 Deee-Lite discuss UFOs , cosmic coincidences and the serious side of pop ( above , and p52 ) ; Fashion Hype heads for the best summer hats ( below , and p30 ) ; and LA in flames ( right , and p72 )
20 GREEN singer Sinitta heads for the country to launch a flower-power revival .
21 DANNII HEADS FOR THE ACTION
22 TONY ADAMS heads for the World Cup heights boosted by George Graham 's belief that he can become one of the greatest Arsenal captains of all time .
23 Paul Traynor heads for the hills with seven mid-sized rucksacks , ideal for long hostel-based routes or shorter backpacking trips .
24 They have tiny holes drilled in their heads for the insertion of twisted pairs of gold-plated bronze wire to represent tresses of waving hair .
25 Sam ( left ) heads for the gay bars !
26 ‘ That 's my problem , ’ she tosses over her shoulder , and heads for the door , with Anya — spaniel or Rottweiler ? — at her heels .
27 Things started to go wrong after just 16 minutes when Steve Norris raced through and lobbed the ball over the heads for the first goal …
28 Even so , Barney Edwards heads off every year to add to his recently exhibited project — Aquatic Exposure .
29 There was no one about except Miss Lofthouse taking the dead heads off the daffodils in the churchyard by the War Memorial .
30 We 've cut the heads off the dragon but not yet everything below it .
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