Example sentences of "[pron] head [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Delmo Vigna , who was lying in bed in his first-floor flat when the bomb went off , said : ‘ Just 20 minutes earlier , I had stuck my head out of the window to throw a bucket of water on the street to clean it . |
| 2 | I enjoyed painting my little armoured scout car and sticking my head out of the lid . |
| 3 | I put my head out of the rear door of the dining car and , looking forward , saw all the passengers climbing upwards into the sleeping cars , with porters following after with their bags . |
| 4 | I put my head out of the door which was directly beside the hanging space , and looked up and down the corridor . |
| 5 | Luckily , I am a good swimmer , so I managed to keep my head out of the milk . |
| 6 | I managed to wriggle my hands out of the tape so I could pull down the gag , poke my head out of the sack and breathe more freely . |
| 7 | I drew up and pushed my head out of the window . |
| 8 | I opened my window and put my head out into the wind and the rain . |
| 9 | Just put my head back on the seat and closed my eyes . |
| 10 | The thought of morning service is always a pain , and the prospect of this one made me stick my head back under the duvet to block out the already brilliant day . |
| 11 | Probably cos we 've had to walk with my head down with the rain all the time . |
| 12 | Through my head down to the centre of the earth : |
| 13 | I 've put in to be a corpse already and then I can laugh my head off on the floor all the way through — ’ |
| 14 | Frozen , she shot her head round towards the noise , her eyes widening as she saw Travis 's still figure not a dozen yards away . |
| 15 | As he brushed past her , she dropped her head on to the cold stone of the tomb . |
| 16 | Benny nodded her head up in the direction of the convent at the end of the town . |
| 17 | Yes , it was real , it was happening : sitting with her back straight and her head up in the carriage on the way back , she thought how proud her father would have been to see her at the centre of all this pomp and splendour , and found herself mentally comparing his craggy looks and red beard with Joãs clean-shaven face and small , manicured hands . |
| 18 | As the thunder growled menacingly overhead and lightning forked the sky in a glorious display of pyrotechnics , Hilary burrowed her head back under the covers , but dragged it reluctantly out again as she became aware of the rather ominous sound of dripping water . |
| 19 | Something about the feel of his lips tugging at her nipples began to excite Sally and though she still felt nothing but discomfort from his probing finger she relaxed a little , leaning her head back into the corner provided by the bench seat and the window . |
| 20 | She rested her head back on the pillows and looked at him a bit desperately . |
| 21 | She shrugged and lay her head back on the seat . |
| 22 | Eventually tracking down some bottles of alcohol in the kitchen , she popped her head back around the door to ask Ross what he wanted . |
| 23 | Leaning her head back against the sofa , she closed her eyes , trying consciously to tone down her wild agitation . |
| 24 | When he did , his mouth ravaging hers a peculiarly sweet fierceness , pressing her head back against the pillow , she shuddered uncontrollably and , after a moment 's hesitation , twined her hands behind his head , pulling him down until he was lying on top of her . |
| 25 | She rested her head back against the soft leather seat , watching the patterns formed by the trees against the night sky as they drove steadily back to the road . |
| 26 | Fran picked up her glass and took a sip of the wine before resting her head back against the cushion . |
| 27 | She leant her head back against the hard cushion on the swivel chair , not bothering to open her eyes when the door opened again . |
| 28 | She arched her body and threw her head back against the stone surround . |
| 29 | Sliding into the scented water , she laid her head back against the cool surface of the bath , willing the heat to relax her tired and knotted muscles . |
| 30 | The move completed , Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree . |