Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [was/were] heading for the " in BNC.

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1 At the height of the romance , the pair were inseparable and it was obvious to family and friends that they were heading for the altar .
2 Norman Fowler 's speech was far too left-wing for them , so they were heading for the ‘ Hedgehog and Hogshead ’ , a railway pub north of the main Brighton railway station .
3 It was n't as if they were heading for the hills .
4 He smacked the ball and it was heading for the roof of the net but it hit a west ham player on the head and almost knocked his head off !
5 Their destination could only be guessed at , but by their line of march through upper Clydesdale it looked as though they were heading for the West March , possibly even Galloway .
6 He then worked as the third man on the management side at Middlesbrough , under Bruce Rioch and Colin Todd before joining Darlington , as they were heading for the GM Vauxhall Conference , three years ago .
7 Crossing the room as though he were heading for the wardrobe , Angel Four suddenly changed direction , took two swift paces to his right , seized the curtains with both hands and jerked them open .
8 Ahead and around him as he drifted forward , the melodic light was increasing gradually , growing stronger and brighter as though he were heading for the source .
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