Example sentences of "[pos pn] head [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held out her hand , palm upwards now , and moved her head slowly as she looked at Aggie as if she were talking to a friend who would understand that a cousin of hers had not married beneath her . |
| 2 | She shook her head desperately as the man 's angry words rained down on her . |
| 3 | She tugged at the sides of the hammock and hooked her head forward as she whispered to Ariel , who was standing away from her , the moss she had been using dripping water on to the dust . |
| 4 | His hand came hard and warm to her nape , tilting her head forward as he sat beside her . |
| 5 | She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room . |
| 6 | She too held her head high as they announced the fight and played the national anthems . |
| 7 | She held her head high as they walked slowly , paused , turned and walked back again . |
| 8 | The memory gave her confidence , and , savouring it , she held her head high as she spoke to Silas with quiet dignity . |
| 9 | The girl yawned and rubbed the back of her head just as the wind of Jezrael 's exit ruffled the yellow curls . |
| 10 | Fabia tried to get her head together as Ven drove away from Karlovy Vary . |
| 11 | She shook her head gently as William gunned the machine 's engine again . |
| 12 | The animal plunged to a halt , snorting and tossing its head nervously as water sprayed into the air around them . |
| 13 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 14 | Guido shook his head slowly as he looked back at her . |
| 15 | He thrust his head forward as the big Norwegian dumped a plateful of an extraordinary mixture in front of me — a great wadge of fried bread , two eggs , two very thick rashers and the rest a mêlée of doubtful greenery swimming in bacon fat . |
| 16 | He shook his head wonderingly as he looked down at her . |
| 17 | He drew off some fluid and relieved the pressure , then went back to the office , where he shook his head gloomily as he pored over the report that had come back with her from Seapark . |
| 18 | He shook his head abruptly as though to ward off whatever she might be about to say . |
| 19 | Doyle shook his head angrily as he stepped out into the night and buttoned up his jacket . |
| 20 | If you turn your head seawards as you drive along the Kam Highway , you will find a ribbon of water-gazers between you and the sea . |