Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] at the head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah resented me , even my place at the head of the table , and gave orders to the servants over my head . |
| 2 | BIRKENHEAD ST MARY 'S increased their lead at the head of the Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition table but most excitement came at Ainsdale who tied with Rainhill . |
| 3 | Katherine sat in her chair at the head of the table in the dining room . |
| 4 | Ellen 's voice was suddenly a harsh scream , so harsh that we both looked towards her and saw that she was threatening both of us with one of Wavebreaker 's heavy-duty fire extinguishers that she had snatched from its rack at the head of the main companionway . |
| 5 | His orders were obeyed by more than 450 competitors but about 30 — they were apparently reluctant to lose their position at the head of the race - steeplechased over the two closed barriers and carried on running . |
| 6 | WHILE Swansea maintained their position at the head of the Heineken League 's Division One with a comfortable 23–4 win over bottom club Maesteg , Llanelli stayed in touch , one point behind , by beating Cardiff 22–6 . |
| 7 | Most predators prefer to attack their prey at the head end . |
| 8 | He went back to his seat at the head of the table . |
| 9 | In taking his place at the head of the Second Crusade , the Rex Francorum decisively hastened the transformation of the Franks into the French . |
| 10 | As Harry sat down in the chair Martha indicated , he glanced at Will , who , looking rather hot and red-faced , was now taking his place at the head of the table . |
| 11 | Mr Kinnock refused to consider circumstances in which he failed to win outright and was required to include Liberal Democrats in his Cabinet at the head of a coalition government . |
| 12 | Mr John and Det Chief Insp George Brown , his colleague at the head of the murder investigation , said there had been a tremendous response from the public . |
| 13 | Well aware of the danger of losing British goodwill , the Emperor had instructed the Empress , who was acting as Regent during his absence at the head of the French Army , to write to Queen Victoria in an attempt to mollify her alarm and , if possible , to enlist her support for his policies . |
| 14 | He was advised not to overstay his tenure at the head of Esso in unusual circumstances . |
| 15 | His role at the head of the military administration was a creative one and satisfied him up to a point . |
| 16 | Although Franco exploited to the full his position at the head of a non-participant and strategically important European state , he knew that the war would not last for ever . |