Example sentences of "[pers pn] be heading for [art] [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 ‘ I bet she 's heading for the bar — if it 's open yet . ’
5 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 .
6 Later in the morning we were able to confirm that she was heading for a port in Southern Ireland .
7 Grabbing a robe and a towel , she was heading for the shower when someone tapped quietly at the cabin door .
8 She was heading for the supermercado when a flaxen-haired man with a teak-dark tan waved vigorously from beyond a group of onlookers on the opposite side of the square .
9 ‘ Then we are heading for a world full of Frankenstein monsters , Mary ! ’ exclaimed Byron , slapping his leg .
10 Tonight we 're heading for the finish in George Town .
11 We 're heading for the caravan with the sun painted on it .
12 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 .
13 ‘ It 's all the same with these women who think they 're heading for the top .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 They were heading for the bullseye to begin with , but then the target started to accelerate it speeded up .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 It 's heading for the coast , taking scum like you back where you came from . ’
21 He 's heading for the gatehouse , Marcus .
22 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 !
23 Musically , he was heading for a standard , slightly throw-away show , when the first special guest appeared .
24 He was heading for a career in medicine when , at the age of 18 , he saw his first motor race .
25 Then , on sharp , swift strides he was heading for the door , while Shiona continued to stand where she was , rock still , as though rooted to the floor .
26 He was heading for the villa but not on the drive itself .
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