Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] at the head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia lay sleepless , visions of Dana jiving at the head of the bridal procession , dressed in shorts and a veil instead of the lovely dress Claudia had spent so much time designing , going through her head . |
| 2 | On being relieved , the decoration parade , with a general galloping at the head of his elegant staff past the tattered and gap-ridden ranks of the 151st , seemed to young Campana ‘ the most beautiful day of my life ’ . |
| 3 | Hearing the tramp of marching feet , he looked up to see Captain Warre riding at the head of his company . |
| 4 | She saw the old man who had accosted her on her walk that afternoon proceeding at the head of a little posse consisting of a neatly dressed man , a woman with untidy hair and a couple of children . |
| 5 | Such enthusiasm , John Campbell thought wryly , taking his sister 's hand to lead her towards Abbot Kenneth standing waiting at the head of the hall . |
| 6 | Salt mining at the head of the Nam Siew river has made parts of the river twice as salty as the sea . |
| 7 | As his English guest turned at the door of his study to bow to the Romanian head of state before leaving his presence , he saw that Ceauşescu was holding out his fingers in the shape of a gun pointing at the head of his own interpreter ! |
| 8 | Reggie and Mary opposite each other , so amiable and self-assured ; Alice sitting at the head of that table , waiting for what would come her way . |
| 9 | It showed a coffin with the lid nailed down and two candles burning at the head . |