Example sentences of "he headed for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The crowd opened up and he headed for the gate .
2 By nightfall he believed he was 30 miles from Lubeck , so next morning he headed for the port along with workpeople .
3 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 .
4 He headed for the door , pausing to look at Lindsey .
5 A dejected slump to his heavy shoulders , he headed for the door .
6 He strode towards her , his shoulder brushing hard against hers as he headed for the door .
7 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 .
8 But instead he headed for the bathroom .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 With that he headed for the garden gate , rubbing his hands on a rag .
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