Example sentences of "her head [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | As he brushed past her , she dropped her head on to the cold stone of the tomb . |
2 | Sliding into the scented water , she laid her head back against the cool surface of the bath , willing the heat to relax her tired and knotted muscles . |
3 | She rested her head back against the soft leather seat , watching the patterns formed by the trees against the night sky as they drove steadily back to the road . |
4 | The move completed , Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree . |
5 | She leant her head back against the hard cushion on the swivel chair , not bothering to open her eyes when the door opened again . |
6 | Robyn sat on the bed and tipped two tablets into the palm of her hand , resisting the need to lay her head down on the cool pillow . |
7 | Suddenly she wanted to put her head down on the big table and howl with misery . |
8 | Doggedly she kept her head down over the jewel-coloured designs , trying to concentrate , but after another few seconds she gave up and laid down her pen with elaborate resignation . |
9 | The girl stuck her head out into the main office and called across the room . |
10 | She came to the window when he pressed the button on the entryphone , poking her head out of the lower half of the opened sash window , through dark brown curtains . |
11 | THE ELBOW was propped on a window sill as a woman stuck her head out through the open casement . |