Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] head for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we were forever heading for the rocky interior of continents , to regions of crags and barrenness . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's a very touching story , but it 'll take a little more than that to convince me that you were n't heading for the exit . ’ |
| 3 | I wandered off to find Jack Mason and my parents and saw Toby , who was obviously heading for the Press tent , the conference with the winner , and several post-tournament drinks . |
| 4 | There was no discernible motion , but Rostov guessed that the pod was already heading for the surface of Tarvaras . |
| 5 | Winking broadly in Lindsey 's direction , he was already heading for the door . |
| 6 | Campbeltown took the brunt of the shot and shell , her captain — Lieutenant-Commander S. ( Sam ) H. Beattie RN — blinded by search-lights yet making last-minute corrections to her course when a rift in the smoke showed she was not heading for the caisson , still 700 yards upriver . |
| 7 | My professional clairvoyant friend , who was once heading for the Christian mission field , said , |
| 8 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 9 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 10 | Over the next two days , Harry cycled through Zutphen and Arnhem to Eindhoven , where a cafe owner gave him coffee and rolls , and a priest , who was a friend of the cafe proprietor advised Harry who was now headed for the Dutch/Belgian border . |
| 11 | Aziz the janitor was now headed for the trees from which Robert had just come . |
| 12 | Assuming the Turkey Pens had been situated at the rear of the house , he reckoned he was now heading for the outer fence somewhere off to the north side of the grounds . |
| 13 | They came out of the circuit one by one and bore down on the SE5s , each of which was now heading for the balloon from a different quarter . |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't heading for the exit ! |
| 15 | I was about to head for the lift when I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor . |