Example sentences of "bang his [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry shouted , banging his fist on the arm of the settee — and the wager provoked such interest among her customers that Mother Russell ( who was grizzle-haired and rather mournful ) began taking side bets , with the odds against Harry . |
| 2 | He picked it up , banging his head on the bowl . |
| 3 | The hand grabbed Arthur 's shirt front and tie in a vice like grip , and yanked him forward almost banging his head on the glass . |
| 4 | He was banging his head on the post and shouting . |
| 5 | And he kept banging his head on the ceiling ! |
| 6 | either that or banging his head on the wall ! |
| 7 | The assistant began banging his calculator on the ground and holding it up to his ear |
| 8 | ‘ It 's basically a simple matter , ’ he said , banging his hand on the file of testimony he had produced for inspection . |
| 9 | ‘ He was a scholar , ’ Brenner said , banging his hand on the stick again . |
| 10 | The priest banged his fist on the little table , causing the cups to jump in their saucers . |
| 11 | He banged his head on the beam at the top of the stairs . |
| 12 | She banged his head on the till and slammed the drawer on his hand , before he ran off almost empty-handed . |
| 13 | She banged his head on the till , slamming his hand in the drawer , and he ran off with only half a 20 pound note . |
| 14 | He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey . |
| 15 | It was like a Tom and Jerry cartoon to see him bang his head on the door , bounce back , look a little dazed , and then remember the terrifying ‘ nightmare ’ he was escaping from , and shoot for cover behind the sofa . |
| 16 | Willie bangs his stick on the floor . |
| 17 | With these words the forty-eight-year-old accounts clerk leaped at Quigley 's throat and , pinning him to the floor , started to bang his head on the dust-sheets that shrouded the household 's £700 Persian carpet . |