Example sentences of "head and [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man with the straw hat put it on his head and produced a lighted cigar from nowhere . |
| 2 | She tipped back her head and took a deep breath . |
| 3 | Patrick stirred , rolled his head and spewed a few words out through his sliced lips and mangled mouth . |
| 4 | Schmidt began to turn his head and received a light slap . |
| 5 | He remained still and one of them settled on his shoulder , hopped to his head and reached a yellow beak to peck at his eyes . |
| 6 | I turned my head and saw a huge cat , three times larger than one of our cows . |
| 7 | The Frenchman shook his head and lifted a silent hand in a gesture that implied " Wait ! " |
| 8 | ‘ Feelings , ’ cried Dawn , and she jerked back her head and made a funny sort of noise halfway between a laugh and a howl . |
| 9 | He had a high-domed bald head and smoked a curved pipe . |
| 10 | She stood up to get her little-black hat , perched it on the side of her sleek fair head and skewered a pearl-tipped hatpin through the felt . |
| 11 | She took the hands of those on either side of her , lowered her head and gave a constipated grunt . |
| 12 | Finally she lifted her head and gave a confident smile . |
| 13 | Lindsey shook her head and gave a slight laugh . |
| 14 | Jack shook his head and gave a wry laugh . |
| 15 | He shook his head and gave a heavy sigh . |
| 16 | He threw back his head and gave a harsh bellow . |