Example sentences of "head in the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bull exploited hesitancy in the Polish defence when he headed in the second goal in the 36th minute , again from a Smith cross , after good work by David Batty . |
| 2 | Yeah — i have not mentioned Ronny before — he has not been a regular in our national team — but he did play against Holland in our 0–0 away draw and he was also the man that headed in the 3–0 goal on wednesday in Norway 's humiliation of Poland . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , thanks , ’ Polly said over her shoulder , mentally crossing her fingers as she headed in the opposite direction towards her own cabin in the bow . |
| 4 | She had expected him to lead her around the side of the house towards the gravelled front courtyard ; instead he headed in the opposite direction , down through the wide grass path into the garden itself . |
| 5 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 6 | There is a sense that things are heading in the right direction in South Africa , and that is all . |
| 7 | The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction . |
| 8 | In accordance with my usual run of luck , I climbed up into thick mist , and being too lazy and smug to take a bearing I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction for Beinn Dorain . |
| 9 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 10 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 11 | ‘ Launch ’ is an apt term : it was never his intention to control or manipulate the Council , for it was a sovereign body under his presidency ; his duty was to see that it was heading in the right direction . |
| 12 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 13 | On arms talks , much remained to be done , but 1989 had given him " confidence that [ the superpowers were ] heading in the right direction " . |
| 14 | Once into the trees , they lost sight of the sun and the sky and had to rely on the compass to keep them heading in the right direction . |
| 15 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 16 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 17 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 18 | Thought well at least I 'm heading in the right direction you know . |
| 19 | There are promising off-stage noises , heading in the right direction , if it 's not a missile it 's coffee as just been pointed out . |
| 20 | Slight traces of lost routes can sometimes be spotted heading in the general direction of the river or stream crossing . |
| 21 | Of young women 66 per cent thought Britain was heading in the wrong direction , and that major changes were needed , and only 28 per cent felt things were all right the way they were . |
| 22 | For the first time in several years Eva found herself taking stock of her own life , realising it fell far short of the wonder and beauty of the life of Christ , and recognising she was heading in the wrong direction . |
| 23 | But these are not organised , structured animal societies — they are abnormal explosions of the locust population and they carry with them the seeds of their own downfall , as do modern human populations that are heading in the same direction . |
| 24 | From the summit of Pillar continue ( south westwards ) to Scoat Fell ( 0.75 miles ) and then ( south eastwards ) to Red Pike ( 0.75 miles ) before heading in the same direction to Dore Head ( 0.75 miles ) — the gap between Red Pike and Yewbarrow . |
| 25 | As we neared the cemetery , the streets began to fill with people , all heading in the same direction . |
| 26 | We headed up the Ring Road towards Old Delhi , and as we drove the avenues began to fill with bicycle rickshaws , all heading in the same direction . |
| 27 | Immediately after take-off we passed San Sebastián on the north side of the coastline , making sure that another G-registered aeroplane heading in the opposite direction was south of it before being handed on to Bilbao . |
| 28 | THE Brazilian driver , Gil de Ferran , exploited a small gap at the start , swooped into the lead , and from then on was never headed in the second race of the British Formula Three Championship at Silverstone yesterday . |
| 29 | Although there are 21 Irish contenders , headed in the ante-post lists by Ger McKenna 's pair Nikitas Sand and Special Moment at 14–1 , only two are from the north , Point Break , handled by Armagh 's John Quigley and Greenane Slippy , owned by Newry 's Martin White whose Siostaloir was third behind Farloe Melody last year . |
| 30 | Last time out the Michael Stoute-trained colt narrowly missed landing a Listed race at Chester , being headed in the final strides by Nassma . |