Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] head back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donna adjusted the fan inside the car and headed back towards Dublin . |
| 2 | But , feeling glad to have got him off the subject of how apparently her virginal innocence did not tie up with her being a married woman , ‘ Well , if you do n't mind , I 'll just collect my car and head back to England , and — ’ |
| 3 | As soon as she could find a convenient place to do so , she turned the car and headed back towards Hallborough . |
| 4 | Then he turned , and with a little gesture of farewell crossed the highway and headed back towards Lima , a small , shambling figure glancing back every now and then in search of a truck that would give him a lift . |
| 5 | As the task force made its slow way towards the Falklands exclusion zone , hostilities began in earnest on 2 May when a torpedo from a British nuclear-powered submarine sank the Argentine cruiser , General Belgrano , with the loss of 360 lives ; it was a highly suspicious episode , since the Belgrano appeared to be leaving the exclusion zone and heading back to Argentina at the time . |
| 6 | So we left the remote mountains of the north and west and headed back towards the central highlands and Mount Kenya , the main objective of our visit . |
| 7 | Because he was clinging to the rudder , the plane slowly turned in a circle and headed back to the island . |
| 8 | An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG . |
| 9 | They left the shop and headed back along the road , Sammy crawling miserably along behind them . |
| 10 | For a moment I thought of getting on my joke transport and heading back to the East Oxford slums where I belonged . |
| 11 | It could n't go forward , but reversed slowly down the lane , turned around in a field gateway and headed back to the main road . |
| 12 | Without a word , I restarted the motor and headed back to the mooring bay , half a mile distant , encouraged by a running commentary : ‘ Why are we going in ? |
| 13 | I take a deep breath and head back into the eye of the storm , careening down side-streets when police barricades and fire hoses block the main avenues . |
| 14 | She got down from the jeep , straightened her dress and headed back towards the barn . |
| 15 | The car made a U-turn and headed back at high speeds . |
| 16 | Ranulf sprang up , pleased to abandon the fresh air of the country and head back to the seamy streets of London and the rounded pleasure-giving body of Mistress Semplar . |
| 17 | Outside the venue , the Inspirals climb into their cramped tour van and head back to the hotel exuding quiet satisfaction . |
| 18 | Vicky and I returned to the resort , had an early dinner and headed back to the beach about two hours before dark . |