Example sentences of "head in the [adj] direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , thanks , ’ Polly said over her shoulder , mentally crossing her fingers as she headed in the opposite direction towards her own cabin in the bow . |
| 2 | She had expected him to lead her around the side of the house towards the gravelled front courtyard ; instead he headed in the opposite direction , down through the wide grass path into the garden itself . |
| 3 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | There is a sense that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa , and that is all . |
| 5 | The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction . |
| 6 | In accordance with my usual run of luck , I climbed up into thick mist , and being too lazy and smug to take a bearing I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction for Beinn Dorain . |
| 7 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 8 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 11 | On arms talks , much remained to be done , but 1989 had given him " confidence that [ the superpowers were ] heading in the right direction " . |
| 12 | Once into the trees , they lost sight of the sun and the sky and had to rely on the compass to keep them heading in the right direction . |
| 13 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 14 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 15 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 16 | Thought well at least I 'm heading in the right direction you know . |
| 17 | There are promising off-stage noises , heading in the right direction , if it 's not a missile it 's coffee as just been pointed out . |
| 18 | Slight traces of lost routes can sometimes be spotted heading in the general direction of the river or stream crossing . |
| 19 | Of young women 66 per cent thought Britain was heading in the wrong direction , and that major changes were needed , and only 28 per cent felt things were all right the way they were . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But these are not organised , structured animal societies — they are abnormal explosions of the locust population and they carry with them the seeds of their own downfall , as do modern human populations that are heading in the same direction . |
| 22 | From the summit of Pillar continue ( south westwards ) to Scoat Fell ( 0.75 miles ) and then ( south eastwards ) to Red Pike ( 0.75 miles ) before heading in the same direction to Dore Head ( 0.75 miles ) — the gap between Red Pike and Yewbarrow . |
| 23 | As we neared the cemetery , the streets began to fill with people , all heading in the same direction . |
| 24 | We headed up the Ring Road towards Old Delhi , and as we drove the avenues began to fill with bicycle rickshaws , all heading in the same direction . |
| 25 | Immediately after take-off we passed San Sebastián on the north side of the coastline , making sure that another G-registered aeroplane heading in the opposite direction was south of it before being handed on to Bilbao . |