Example sentences of "and headed for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital .
2 I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops .
3 The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank .
4 She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse .
5 Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate .
6 She left the buffet and headed for the small John Menzies shop opposite .
7 We flew to San Diego on the West Coast where we hired a car and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas .
8 So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country .
9 As they parked and headed for the open front door , a smiling woman in a dusky pink two-piece and with her silver hair caught back in a chignon appeared to welcome them .
10 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 .
11 I left him there , and headed for the next block .
12 At about 5.30pm on Sunday everybody shut off their music and headed for the main stage to hear the results .
13 Hitch watched the tail lights of the Lancia disappear and headed for the public telephones nearby .
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