Example sentences of "[conj] head for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His encounters with the eagles he met convinced him that he was not yet experienced or powerful enough to seek territory of his own , or to head for the far north-west where golden eagles are notoriously fierce and strong . |
| 2 | The birds do n't help themselves because when they are frightened they fly into the air and circle around rather than head for the trees . |
| 3 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 4 | We had a coffee , bought some reinforcements , deciding to leave the skyr that we had both become addicted to until later , turned south and headed for the sea . |
| 5 | Tell him it made your mickey fall off and you 'll sue him for loss of your wife 's affection , ’ Arty shrugged indifferently , as he drew on his dressing gown and headed for the bathroom , where there was a larger mirror . |
| 6 | Stanley uttered the single word : ‘ Floods , ’ and headed for the door . |
| 7 | Back inside the house he gathered them into an oversized bunch and headed for the kitchen , leaving a trail of fallen petals in his wake . |
| 8 | I stowed my notes in my pocket , and headed for the lifts . |
| 9 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 10 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 11 | In order to avoid inflicting worry and pain on the long suffering team manager Willie Ormond , a gang of players bypassed the hotel and headed for the sanctuary of a nearby bar which was owned by a generous Scotland fan called Ross Bowie . |
| 12 | Jack nodded and headed for the lift , followed by a determined Tina . |
| 13 | He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital . |
| 14 | His digital watch and the clock on the wall of the administration building foyer tallied at three precisely when Manville finally strolled in through the glass swing doors and headed for the reception desk . |
| 15 | And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel . |
| 16 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 17 | I thought it was a fine display of irreligious pop art myself , but the local Scout Master must 've taken offence , for the Dog pack packed up and headed for The Robey , where they currently host their anti-establishment , multi-media club nights . |
| 18 | Discarding the bird bone , Grimm gathered up Meh'Lindi 's silk gown , stole and slippers from where they still lay and headed for the bedroom door , followed by Meh'Lindi . |
| 19 | The bus pulled away from her children and headed for the market-place . |
| 20 | Carver took the plastic rectangle , nodded , left the room and headed for the elevator . |
| 21 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 22 | Diplomatically , he took the golf bag from me and headed for the car park . |
| 23 | Both Jack and Miguel finished with par fours and headed for the PGA hut to check and sign their scores . |
| 24 | ‘ I hate bossy women , ’ I said with a smile , and headed for the telephone . |
| 25 | Pamela put down the phone and headed for the pool . |
| 26 | But his secretiveness extended to not even telling them that , and they had to be content to accompany him as he turned left at the foot of the steps that led up to the station entrance and headed for the quays . |
| 27 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
| 28 | Once inside , he took out the canister with the dust sample from the museum , and headed for the laboratory . |
| 29 | The DI got to his feet and headed for the door . |
| 30 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |