21. The cameras missed sight of Royal and Switzer, eyes dead ahead , not speaking to each other. 22. "Home office is dead ahead , " said Abbott as Maiden zeroed in on the Monroe airport. 23. So when Curtis saw the film's 20th anniversary lying dead ahead , she decided to take another stab. 24. But the big test was dead ahead . 25. Their target is a bunker dead ahead . 26. Dead ahead , a compact swarm of tree swallows with iridescent blue chests swoop down to feed on insects.27. A March 2000 election might seem a long way off, but in political time it is dead ahead . 28. Higher interest rates, dead ahead . 29. Dead ahead , the runway at Incir lik Air Base rises to greet a stratotanker from the Grand Canyon State.30. In 2007, she appeared in the thriller film " thriller film " Joy Ride 2 : Dead Ahead ".