Example sentences of "[pers pn] be heading [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For example , if you are heading for a village to the North , the compass can show you which direction to walk in .
2 ‘ If you are heading for a cliff at high speed in a motor car , it might be undignified to make a U-turn .
3 He deserved it , there was no doubt about that , but still something inside him whispered , ‘ You 're heading for a fall . ’
4 She breezed on by , presumably expecting him to follow ; she was heading for a side-entrance to the house that was reached through an overgrown kitchen garden .
5 Later in the morning we were able to confirm that she was heading for a port in Southern Ireland .
6 ‘ Then we are heading for a world full of Frankenstein monsters , Mary ! ’ exclaimed Byron , slapping his leg .
7 That 's definitely the direction we 're heading as a society . ’
8 And we were heading towards a sector containing a world that seemed a beneficial place to be , for a while .
9 They are heading for a gathering at a place I can not see on my map , but they seem content with the direction I have chosen .
10 LABOUR 'S health spokesman , Mr Robin Cook , claimed during health questions that eye tests were dropping so steeply since charges were imposed earlier this year that they were heading for a fall of three million , but health minister Mrs Virginia Bottomley said the Government had not yet reviewed the effect of charges .
11 Musically , he was heading for a standard , slightly throw-away show , when the first special guest appeared .
12 He was heading for a career in medicine when , at the age of 18 , he saw his first motor race .
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