Example sentences of "poke her head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evelyn heard a car pull up and poked her head through the heavy curtains of the front room . |
| 2 | She poked her head through the collar and was immediately awarded the prize . |
| 3 | She had expected to find them both still in bed , and was surprised by the noises from the kitchen , but she poked her head round the door and saw Maggie sitting at the kitchen table eating Weetabix in a reassuringly healthy way . |
| 4 | It was a relief when a couple of minutes later , amidst the deafening silence that had descended on the room , Mrs Aitken poked her head round the door . |
| 5 | Kirsty was still sound asleep , she discovered , when she poked her head round the little girl 's door . |
| 6 | There was a small room adjoining the games-room , and she poked her head round the corner . |
| 7 | Ace poked her head around the stone with the idea of following , but covering fire from Richmann blasted chunks from the stone and forced her to duck back again . |
| 8 | She was nearly finished — polishing the taps — when Bryony poked her head around the half-open door . |
| 9 | A scrawny little old lady poked her head from the doorway of a miniature trailer and fervently watched me advancing slowly towards her , moon-faced , a red neon light about my head flashing the word ‘ Sucker ’ on and off . |
| 10 | Periodically Mary Wilson would poke her head round the door to see what progress was being made towards going to bed . |
| 11 | Dressed only in her thin nightgown , she had no intention of entering the room , just of poking her head into the doorway to yell for peace and quiet . |