Example sentences of "and headed for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The bus pulled away from her children and headed for the market-place . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
4 | I left Werewolf with a withering look and headed for the edge of the road , cutting back deeper into the trees so I could n't be seen from the farmhouse when I reached the fenced-off field . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | ‘ My pleasure ! ’ she muttered defiantly to herself , as she hurried from the ante-room , closed the door behind her , and headed for the sanctuary of her own bed . |
7 | But a minute or two later , as they turned out of the car park and headed for the road that led back to the villa , Ronni gave way to the growing desolation within her . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | He turned with a wry smile and headed for the kitchen . |
10 | Iris picked up the tray of coffee mugs and headed for the kitchen , then stopped short . |
11 | As Inge plunged down the stairs and headed for the kitchen at the back of the house , Shiona watched her go with an almost envious smile . |
12 | Stanley uttered the single word : ‘ Floods , ’ and headed for the door . |
13 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
14 | The DI got to his feet and headed for the door . |
15 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |
16 | He swallowed hard and headed for the door that opened out into the hall . |
17 | He walked into the room and headed for the door , without looking at her . |
18 | She wriggled out of his astonished grasp and headed for the door . |
19 | He allowed her to take the bag and then brushed past and headed for the door . |
20 | Geoffrey rolled his eyes dramatically and headed for the door . |
21 | By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door . |
22 | She gathered the little girl into her arms , grabbed her bag and headed for the door . |
23 | The Palmer & Pearson file she had brought up with her was forgotten as she swung round and headed for the door . |
24 | ‘ I hate bossy women , ’ I said with a smile , and headed for the telephone . |
25 | I banked again and headed for the Bunker . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | She backed the Golf round and headed for the exit . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | Iris yanked her leotard from a drawer and headed for the bathroom . |
30 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |