Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] heading for the " in BNC.

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1 The bulldozers had turned round now and were heading for the bridge .
2 When Operation Gentle Shepherd swung into action for the second time , five of the six sperm whales were coaxed by 14 rescue vessels between the islands of Swona and South Ronaldsay and were heading for the Pentland Firth when they dived beneath the waves .
3 ONCE a car to aspire to , Buick lost its lustre and was heading for the scrapheap .
4 But I 'd closed the car door by then and was heading for the deli .
5 FRANCE 'S conservative op-position routed the ruling Socialist Party in yesterday 's first round of the general election and was heading for the biggest landslide victory this century .
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