Example sentences of "[pron] head [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This being that you cut off my head at the same time . ’ |
| 2 | used to bang my head on the bloody thing ! |
| 3 | I lay on my back , my head on the sandy ground , staring out to the side where the body of the buck lay at the end of a little curved line of black , and tangled in the arm-rest and grip of the catapult . |
| 4 | I struck my head on the moving machinery and hurt my back . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh God , ’ I moaned , and lowered my head to the cool steel pipe of the bridge rail . |
| 6 | Electric front windows , front seat height variation leaving three fingers above my head to the manual glass sunroof , power steering on 1.5 models and good control layout complete the picture . |
| 7 | It took about a minute to get the rifle in place and my head in the correct position , cheek by stock , and still the beast had n't moved a millimetre . |
| 8 | It was another stunningly hot , windless day , the sky an unclouded eggshell-blue , the temperature in the high seventies , so it was good to hang my head from the open window of Edward 's car and let the air come pelting at my face . |
| 9 | The three ruffians pummelled me , banging my head against the wooden slats . |
| 10 | She jerked her head towards the far wall . |
| 11 | She gave a derisive laugh as she again inclined her head towards the far wall , then said , ‘ That fellow 's preciseness gets up my nose . |
| 12 | She tipped her head towards the right-hand passage and lifted an interrogative eyebrow . |
| 13 | ‘ The old girl left us in the dark , ’ said Iris with a jerk of her head towards the empty desk . |
| 14 | In penance she turned her head towards the open window , searching the small groups of people who ambled along the path for a familiar face . |
| 15 | She tilted her head towards the open door . |
| 16 | As soon as he 'd turned away , Trish slipped in beside her and Caroline angled her head to the other girl 's . |
| 17 | Languidly she turned her head to the west-facing windows , staring out at the neighbouring mountain high above the hill upon which Saracen was built . |
| 18 | But after she had finished the first part of her lecture ; after slightly nodding her head to the generous applause ; after the lights had gone up again ; after Ashenden had said ( as every chairman since Creation had said ) how much everyone had enjoyed the talk and how grateful everyone was that not only had the distinguished speaker fascinated each and every one of them but also had agreed to answer any questions which he was absolutely sure everyone in the room was aching to put to such a distinguished expert in the field … it was only then that Dr Moule was able to survey the two intruders . |
| 19 | Above : once she 's got the T-shirt in position , it 's easy for Clare to slip her head through the big hole in the middle |
| 20 | Evelyn heard a car pull up and poked her head through the heavy curtains of the front room . |
| 21 | She put her head into the next room , an untidy and empty bathroom which looked as though the washbasin had not been cleaned for months . |
| 22 | Almost violently , she raised her body , ducking her head at the same time , her feverish lips seeking the scorching lure of his again , the demand for his kiss born out of an intuitive need to let him silence her , so that he might not hear the words and other sounds which would tell him just how complete his dominion of her senses already was . |
| 23 | She nodded her head at the cardiac monitor screen over against the far wall . |
| 24 | Red lights seemed to explode inside her head at the outrageous arrogance of his words . |
| 25 | She began to weep , hiding her head on the black , oily trouser-legs until the young physician came and once more drew her away . |
| 26 | She broke down again and put her head on the older woman 's shoulder . |
| 27 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 28 | Then she covered her head with the black veil . |
| 29 | With a wolfish smile , he grabbed her wrist again and put it above her head with the other one , and then slowly , deliberately slowly , bent towards her mouth . |
| 30 | First seen alongside Neneh Cherry , singing and standing on her head with the early-Eighties cult dance band Rip Rig And Panic , Andrea Oliver has since sung with a variety of outfits and , in between organising and cooking for a weekly night at West London 's Globe club , has recently joined forces with Malcolm Joseph ( previously with soul band Seventh Heaven ) to form new band , Her . |