Example sentences of "he headed [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Picking up his suitcase he headed towards the back staircase .
2 Ronni had followed Guido from the room , running to keep pace with him as he headed across the hall .
3 But Everton manager Kendall would say nothing about either incident , except to snap a cynical and curt ‘ Happy New Year ’ as he headed into the night .
4 The crowd opened up and he headed for the gate .
5 By nightfall he believed he was 30 miles from Lubeck , so next morning he headed for the port along with workpeople .
6 So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door .
7 He headed for the door , pausing to look at Lindsey .
8 A dejected slump to his heavy shoulders , he headed for the door .
9 He strode towards her , his shoulder brushing hard against hers as he headed for the door .
10 As he headed for the sanctuary of the dressing-room , accompanied by armed soldiers , the home fans spat , threw coins and jeered at the tiny Scot .
11 But instead he headed for the bathroom .
12 Outside , he headed for the bridge and there , halfway across , he came at last to a halt , with traffic rushing past , the river gleaming below and the city reaching away in an infinite complex parade of shining white and pearly grey with light snapping from windows and cars .
13 But Horsley put these thoughts to the back of his mind as he headed for the party at Caxton House , determined to enter into the spirit of things .
14 With that he headed for the garden gate , rubbing his hands on a rag .
15 He broke into a trot as he headed up the path to the staff-cabins .
16 West Ham hit back with a memorable goal from Robson , and Alvin Martin came close to snatching an undeserved point when he headed against a post three minutes from time .
17 ‘ Hope he 's had the sense to go inside , ’ he mumbled and he headed in the direction of home .
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