Example sentences of "head forward " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to bend my head forward to squeeze in . |
| 2 | He poked his head forward , like a tortoise coming out from its shell . |
| 3 | By the third round Leonard was producing a replay of their last contest , taunting Duran by thrusting his head forward , safely out of range , and then winding up his right hand with the threat of a bolo punch . |
| 4 | Matron stood up , thrusting her head forward so that the starched bows under her chin disappeared into folds of flesh . |
| 5 | One brings the patient 's head forward , so that he is sitting up but relaxed . |
| 6 | All he had to do was to put his head forward and up , instead of pulling it back and down , and his problem would be solved . |
| 7 | It was not as easy as that because , when he put his head forward , he saw in the mirror that he was still lifting his chest and arching his back . |
| 8 | He quickly noticed that , although he had been convinced that he was putting his head forward , he was in fact pulling his head back with even more tension than before . |
| 9 | Even when he tried to put this matter right , by putting his head forward and up , he was faced with an even greater difficulty because he saw again from the mirror that he was increasing the tension and pulling his head back even further . |
| 10 | Alexander only grimaced , farted , then fell head forward into a drunken sleep . |
| 11 | Only now did they realise how enormous a man he was , for when fighting with his staff he had been crouched with head forward and shoulders bent . |
| 12 | Graeme 's other option is to move his back foot back and across towards the off stump , but at the same time keeping his head forward over the perpendicular with the front knee . |
| 13 | If you bend your head forward onto your chest , the seesaw will tilt and you must shuffle along the board to restore the balance . |
| 14 | Harry stepped back from Joe now , but poked his head forward as , under his breath , he asked , ‘ You do n't come out with things like that at school , do you ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Nell is nineteen and Marion eighteen , ’ Harry said and , poking his head forward with emphasis , he added , ‘ And neither of them is a beauty . ’ |
| 16 | He put his head forward as if he had n't heard her clearly . |
| 17 | The man stretched his head forward , teeth wide now , as if impelled to fasten those upon the Sergeant 's gauntlet and pierce right through to bite ; but he desisted . |
| 18 | He bent his head forward and whispered now , ‘ She has n't got past the ‘ bloody old cow stage ’ completely . |
| 19 | That 's when ’ — he poked his head forward , a mischievous grin on his face now — ‘ you do n't let drop one of those naughty words ; you know , like you did yesterday . ’ |
| 20 | Before each ‘ diner ’ is a sumptuous silver and crystal place setting ( value 20 GCs per setting ) , which is n't quite in reach , even if the Skeleton plunges its head forward . |
| 21 | She kept trying to pull herself up , but she could n't get further than lifting her head forward a few inches . |
| 22 | Come on , dearie , help me a bit — put your head forward — that 's it . |
| 23 | He pronounced took like a curse , and mimed the bad men looking by jutting his head forward and glaring at her like a demented goldfish . |
| 24 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 25 | He raised his wings and pulled them back a little , bent his head forward , slightly opened his beak , and lunged forward and down at the white flesh of the hand that was pushing itself with a piece of sandwich through the front bars of his cage . |
| 26 | He mantled his wings automatically ant thrust his head forward aggressively , obeying a deep instinct to protect himself from danger . |
| 27 | Stephen listened carefully to both , his head forward and down , like a horse 's hanging over a gate , which was a way he had and not altogether due to the curve in his spine . |
| 28 | Jimmy and Cardiff recoiled , but Rohmer remained calmly where he was , as the impact flung Frye 's sundered head forward , his shattered face smacking into the wall … and rapidly becoming absorbed there . |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't help feeling , ’ says Howard , sticking his head forward ruefully , ‘ now I know who you are , that I 've been a bit outspoken in some of my remarks about the system . ’ |
| 30 | She snaked her head forward and bit hard into his nose , biting down with all her strength , ignoring his shrieks of pain , trying not to gag on the blood that filled her mouth . |