Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] him [prep] the head " in BNC.

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1 BRITISH spy Ian Spiro left bloody fingerprints smeared on his son 's bedroom walls after blasting him in the head twice with a handgun .
2 Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation .
3 Wycliffe felt like patting him on the head , but he thanked him and saw him off with his samples , then he went back to his little office and sat staring at the wall .
4 He had fired at Bernard Newton , 67 , and reloaded twice before shooting him in the head with his fourth cartridge .
5 Just before the accident , he had snatched his favourite toy from his brother and had been stopped by his mother from hitting him over the head .
6 A jury had earlier convicted Duncan of assaulting Andrew Clarkson by punching him on the head and body to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement .
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