Example sentences of "[verb] her head [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia bent her head to conceal the tears which she could no longer restrain . |
| 2 | And with that vague promise , she bent her head to study the plans . |
| 3 | Meredith lowered her head to hide the fact that she was having to swallow away the dryness in her throat . |
| 4 | She filled the basin in the downstairs bathroom and bowing her head plunged the heavy dark mass into the hot water . |
| 5 | She gave a short laugh , and dropped her head to study the menu , conscious of his amused eyes lingering reflectively on her as she kept her gaze determinedly averted . |
| 6 | She twisted her head to catch the coroner 's eye as he scowled across at the innkeeper who was busy gossiping to the other customers around the great wine barrels . |
| 7 | There was a gentle breeze and from time to time Meg paused and lifted her head to feel the warmth of the sun and the sweet-smelling air moving against her cheeks . |
| 8 | Something told her that turning her head to locate the source of that laugh would be a really bad idea from the pain side of things . |
| 9 | His dark head bent , his lips trailing over her face gently , and Maggie swayed forward , immediately entranced , immediately hungry for more , turning her head to meet the lips that captured hers . |
| 10 | When the woman turned her head to smoke the cigarette held near her viciously straightened hair , Delia Sutherland said , ‘ So you are here . |
| 11 | His mouth was even more super when he laughed , she decided , and quickly turned her head to face the front — she could never remember noticing a man 's mouth so much before . |
| 12 | She shook her head to dispel the shadows and looked at the four children sitting listlessly on the couch . |
| 13 | She shook her head to punctuate the words . |
| 14 | She felt a sensation of floating , since the poison which had claimed her had blocked all physical feeling , and she could not move her head to see the men who were carrying her . |
| 15 | She must toss her head to see the lake clear again , and the action recalled how differently she had felt on the day when she skated there with Edwin Frere and Tom . |
| 16 | ‘ No doubt , ’ he suggested , in a voice so soft that she had to tilt her head to catch the words , ‘ no doubt , ’ he went on , ‘ you can disengage with equal speed ? |
| 17 | She looked at herself , practised an attitude , widening her eyes and sucking in her cheeks , then another , chin up , head to one side , Madonna-like in pious ecstasy , then shaking her head to dismiss the bridal vision she had attempted , plucked the lace mat from her hair and added it to the pile with the others she had finished . |
| 18 | Maggie glared at him and took off her hat , shaking her head to free the mane of dark red hair that cascaded to her shoulders . |
| 19 | Cassie lifted her arms to reach his neck , and from the position in which she lay , she had no need to move her head to read the time on the face of her watch . |
| 20 | Because Carol was n't there , was n't arching her head to see the contents of a letter , it was not necessary for him to take the envelope into his own office . |