Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | His fist crunches into my left cheek and drives my head against the ground . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's me who needs my head examined ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ She needs her head seeing to , that one , ’ she 'd say . |
| 4 | ‘ Anyone who buys this book needs their head tested , ’ he says . |
| 5 | ‘ Mary has her head in the clouds . ’ |
| 6 | But it 's too dark to see , and she has her head buried in my chest . |
| 7 | The American girl has her head clamped down on her chest trying to stop this sound technician from Dublin from getting his hands down her front . |
| 8 | Now , with the massive harvests of the 1980s , when the superabundant corn bows its head along the banks of our chastened , canalized rivers , many of those who set out to tame the flood have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams . |
| 9 | She bows her head , disappointed that she had n't been able to do more for herself . |
| 10 | Pettyway says : ‘ Whoever 's doing this wants their head seeing to . |
| 11 | ‘ She wants her head , we 'll let her have it . |
| 12 | No , he wants her head . |
| 13 | She holds her head erect , her red-gold curls like a torch burning in the grey , misty atmosphere . |
| 14 | STEELY determination not to be dominated by her husband shows in the way Diana holds her head high . |
| 15 | To exhausted to comfort him , Syleyma holds her head in her hands and surveys her dying family . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've just about heard of her , but I could tell she 's famous , just by the way she sits and holds her head and moves . ’ |
| 17 | Today the business holds its head high and is a world leader in its specialized fields . |
| 18 | That is the first appearance of the dog , a delicate insertion ; afterwards , Emma holds its head and kisses it ( as Gustave had done to Nero/Thabor ) : the dog has a melancholy expression , and she talks to it as if to someone in need of consolation . |
| 19 | Of the celebrated Miss Flora , Johnson wrote to Mrs Thrale that she ‘ dresses her head very high , and has manners so ladylike , I wish her headdress was lower ’ . |
| 20 | Wearing a Dupatta over one 's head is also a sign of respect for elders ( and for God : a Sikh woman entering a Gurdwara ( Sikh temple ) always covers her head with a Dupatta ) . |
| 21 | A cat scratches his head |
| 22 | [ scratches his Head . ] |
| 23 | Grant scratches his head , holding the silence naturally . |
| 24 | He bows his head . |
| 25 | The clerk , realising from Mirsal 's uniform that I belong to the sacred official class , merely bows his head to the storm , pays up and looks pleasant . |
| 26 | And Summerchild bows his head . |
| 27 | If an advertiser does n't insist on some scheduling guarantee for investing in a programme , he needs his head tested . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Anyone taking a small open craft out on that needs his head examined . |
| 29 | After beating Poland so well in Wembley to go out and make 5 changes which , with the exception of Dorigo and Shearer will weaken the team , the guy needs his head examined . |
| 30 | ‘ Ernest has his head screwed on the right way , ’ Ruth said . |