Example sentences of "your head " in BNC.
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| 1 | There comes a point in every project , he wrote , when you are tired of beating your head against the wall . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope you never take it into your head to commit a murder , sir , ’ said the Inspector . |
| 3 | If you have to go through a smoke-filled area , crawl with your head low |
| 4 | And you are laughing again , shaking your head , it 's what's-happening-I-don't-believe-this-honey time again . |
| 5 | Aim to curl up with your head and shoulders lifting clear of the mat . |
| 6 | If your opponent attempts a roundhouse kick to one side of your head , thrust forwards off your rear foot as soon as his foot lifts and the hips begin to rotate . |
| 7 | If the action is sharp enough your opponent 's punch will graze over the top of your head , helped on its way by a fast rising block . |
| 8 | You will manage — oh yes — although you have no servants to feed your animals or cook your meat for you — you will manage , although you are a year married with a wee child learning to walk , and no wet-nurse to mind it for you while you milk the beasts — and no young husband to thatch your house above your head . |
| 9 | Shake your head slowly at that point . |
| 10 | Start off by standing upright with the arms above your head . |
| 11 | ( You may hook your toes under a chair if you like , but do not link your fingers behind your head as this puts strain on your neck . ) |
| 12 | Start from a crouched position and jump as high into the air as possible with your arms above your head . |
| 13 | Slowly ‘ crunch ’ your head and knees together and then lower your head back on to the floor . |
| 14 | Slowly ‘ crunch ’ your head and knees together and then lower your head back on to the floor . |
| 15 | Groups can monopolise a route for hours like this , or , worse still , drop someone on your head while you 're trying to lead it ! |
| 16 | In an allegedly animal-friendly society , where the rules for pets in public places are generally blurred and often very bad , it 's pleasing to put your head down on a strange pillow knowing your pet is just a pat away . |
| 17 | Moon died in 1978 , after an overdose of the prescribed drug he was taking to ease himself out of alcoholism ; Townshend had his own dark periods of excess ; even Entwistle , the quiet , static one , felt inclined to release a solo album entitled Smash Your Head Against The Wall . |
| 18 | When there is nothing above your head but the bracing T-bar — fitted as much to provide body rigidity as to anticipate US safety regulations that did not materialise — so much the better . |
| 19 | It may be clipped classical , random cottage , modern high-tech , or some intensely personal vision of Byzantium , that no one has ever imagined before , but which exists in your head and wants to get out . |
| 20 | ‘ Why do n't you get your head down now , Sid ? |
| 21 | ‘ For Christ 's sake , Piper , get into that slit trench and get your head down . |
| 22 | I have a message for you , and when you get out of the trench do n't forget to keep your head down . ’ |
| 23 | He thrust a mug of tea into my hands , with the remark , ‘ Get that down you , Piper , and keep your head down . ’ |
| 24 | The best hoods are shaped so that when they 're pulled in there 's less material to bunch up which means a closer and more comfortable fit around your head . |
| 25 | so I got together with a couple of blokes from school ‘ Hold Your Head Up ’ by Argent was in the charts at the time We 'd play that again and again and again It was the only bass line I could play properly — because it 's so simple , it 's exactly the same all the way through . |
| 26 | But they would kick your head in if you spilt their pint just the same . |
| 27 | Then you draw your sword , wave it over your head and call the dragon out . |
| 28 | You have a sort of halo around your head . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm afraid all this excitement is going to your head , Daddy . ’ |
| 30 | putting your head through the main-frame triangle , or carrying the bike over your shoulder is uncomfortable in the extreme . |