Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] head for the " in BNC.

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1 Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom .
2 Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night .
3 Iris picked up the tray of coffee mugs and headed for the kitchen , then stopped short .
4 ‘ Aye , Mrs Urvill , ’ the girl said , taking out some keys and heading for the mini .
5 But Duvall was already on his feet and heading for the office door .
6 The DI got to his feet and headed for the door .
7 When they had finished with the shower , they recovered their belongings and headed for the resort .
8 Half way up , Springsteen shot through his legs and passed me at about Mach 5 , doing a handbrake turn at the bottom of the stairs and heading for the back door .
9 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 .
10 Then she turned and fled from the dance floor , pushing her way between the smooching couples and heading for the Ladies , a box of a room with pegs lining two walls , a flyblown mirror over a grubby cracked china sink and two cubicles .
11 The bus pulled away from her children and headed for the market-place .
12 While many children were hoping for a white Christmas more than 500,000 families were packing their suitcases and heading for the sun .
13 His digital watch and the clock on the wall of the administration building foyer tallied at three precisely when Manville finally strolled in through the glass swing doors and headed for the reception desk .
14 I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops .
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