Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shoots were pushing their heads above the ground even though the group was still able to claim record profits as late as January of this year . |
| 2 | If only Mr Brooke were to stick his head above the parapet he would soon realise that fact . |
| 3 | While Foggerty and Sylvester were shaking their heads over the modern young back in the staff-room , Nutty and her team were congregating at the refrigerator factory to take another look at the amazing happening . |
| 4 | He was hanging his head over the edge of the bed and wondering what to do next when a spring burst in the mattress . |
| 5 | The man had his fingers around the woman 's throat and was banging her head against the back of the seat . |
| 6 | He was banging his head on the post and shouting . |
| 7 | But just as she was burying her head beneath the blanket in utter dejection Ella came to bed , and she passed on the most extraordinary piece of news . |
| 8 | Willoughby was shaking his head at the stenographer . |
| 9 | He was sitting on a bench , his face and shirt streaked with dirt and dried blood , and he was leaning his head against the wall , his eyes closed . |
| 10 | The fall itself did n't kill her — it was hitting her head on the stanchion ; Georgina could n't have planned that . ’ |