Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] heading [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 2 | Already two friends who were heading towards the key of the door well before I sat A-levels have shot time 's arrow into reverse and now they are 43 and 44 respectively . |
| 3 | Her family had never doubted she was heading for the top job . |
| 4 | Grabbing a robe and a towel , she was heading for the shower when someone tapped quietly at the cabin door . |
| 5 | She was heading for the supermercado when a flaxen-haired man with a teak-dark tan waved vigorously from beyond a group of onlookers on the opposite side of the square . |
| 6 | Once , as she was heading towards the gate ( thus walking in the direction opposite to that which Agnes was to take somewhat later , followed by the gaze of her unfortunate schoolfriend ) , the secretary turned , smiled and lifted her arm out in the air in an unexpected gesture , easy and flowing . |
| 7 | For the first time in several years Eva found herself taking stock of her own life , realising it fell far short of the wonder and beauty of the life of Christ , and recognising she was heading in the wrong direction . |
| 8 | We were heading for the Westerman Islands on the far south-east corner of Iceland and a front came in faster than Robin Knox-Johnston , the skipper , had anticipated . |
| 9 | With their baggage truck trundling fifty yards behind they were heading towards the junction of the Dong Nai and La Nga rivers sixty miles from Saigon , where wild water buffalo and other rare animals of Southern Asia roamed freely through a low-lying region of jungle and plain . |
| 10 | At the height of the romance , the pair were inseparable and it was obvious to family and friends that they were heading for the altar . |
| 11 | It was n't as if they were heading for the hills . |
| 12 | Their destination could only be guessed at , but by their line of march through upper Clydesdale it looked as though they were heading for the West March , possibly even Galloway . |
| 13 | They were heading for the bullseye to begin with , but then the target started to accelerate it speeded up . |
| 14 | Norman Fowler 's speech was far too left-wing for them , so they were heading for the ‘ Hedgehog and Hogshead ’ , a railway pub north of the main Brighton railway station . |
| 15 | They were heading for the besieged Bosnian town of Travnik but never reached it . |
| 16 | He then worked as the third man on the management side at Middlesbrough , under Bruce Rioch and Colin Todd before joining Darlington , as they were heading for the GM Vauxhall Conference , three years ago . |
| 17 | It is believed they were heading for the South Shields area when they disappeared Witness plea : Police have appealed for witnesses to a disturbance in the Albert Street and Princess Square area of central Harrogate on Friday . |
| 18 | Signposts began to appear , telling her they were heading in the direction of Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 19 | Crossing the room as though he were heading for the wardrobe , Angel Four suddenly changed direction , took two swift paces to his right , seized the curtains with both hands and jerked them open . |
| 20 | Ahead and around him as he drifted forward , the melodic light was increasing gradually , growing stronger and brighter as though he were heading for the source . |
| 21 | He smacked the ball and it was heading for the roof of the net but it hit a west ham player on the head and almost knocked his head off ! |
| 22 | It was heading towards the castle , and as it came nearer she saw it was a skier . |
| 23 | ‘ Launch ’ is an apt term : it was never his intention to control or manipulate the Council , for it was a sovereign body under his presidency ; his duty was to see that it was heading in the right direction . |
| 24 | He was heading towards the baths I had just left . |
| 25 | When she followed he was heading towards the kitchens . |
| 26 | He was heading for the villa but not on the drive itself . |
| 27 | He was heading for the North Sea coast , which he would cross near Terschelling then follow for a while before turning in for the approach to Aalborg . |
| 28 | Then , on sharp , swift strides he was heading for the door , while Shiona continued to stand where she was , rock still , as though rooted to the floor . |
| 29 | Everyone was heading for the bedroom from which had come the screams . |