Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] head on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yawning widely , she put down her empty cup , pillowed her head on folded arms and drifted into a half-sleep that distorted reality , muffled outside sounds like the clink and rattle of the milk-float , a distant dog 's barking , the choked cough of a car reluctant to start . |
| 2 | So were Mrs Patel 's , who had cocked her head on one side to listen better . |
| 3 | I 've always liked chickens — the way they hold their heads on one side and look up at you with one eye . |
| 4 | Dorcas put his head on one side . |
| 5 | Put your head on one side and remark , ‘ Of course , we must never forget that Flaubert came from Normandy . ’ |
| 6 | Luckily he was sitting in a grandfather chair with sturdy arms which would prevent his falling , so I removed the soup bowl , turned his head on one side and rushed out of the front door , picking up our ‘ frog horn ’ on the way . |
| 7 | She has the sort of smile that makes you think that any minute now she 's going to put her head on one side , but she never does . |
| 8 | She tipped her head on one side , judging the effect . |
| 9 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 10 | Eddie cocked her head on one side and pursed her lips . |
| 11 | It put its head on one side and fixed them with one evil black eye . |
| 12 | Alix sat down on a stool , put her head on one side . |
| 13 | She put her head on one side . |
| 14 | Victoria clapped her hands and put her head on one side , smiling so winningly that everyone laughed . |
| 15 | Lydia put her head on one side , reminding Annie of a little sparrow with her darting beady eyes . |
| 16 | She put her head on one side : ‘ Yes , that is nice . |
| 17 | Sophie put her head on one side . |
| 18 | She wrinkled her nose and put her head on one side . |
| 19 | She put her head on one side , trying to make him understand from the look in her eyes that Stephen had been upset by the references to his mother 's death . |
| 20 | In fact , the tea 's all set in the dining-room as usual and has been for … let me see ’ — she put her head on one side — ‘ how many years ? ’ |
| 21 | There was a moment when she responded by putting her head on one side and rubbing back against my hand but soon she was ready to leave . |
| 22 | ‘ Funny , though , when you see their faces close to ’ , said the lady nome , putting her head on one side . |
| 23 | Mind her head on that wheel cos it 's got some if she gets it her hair wo n't she ? |
| 24 | He sat up , corked the bottle , picked up his glass , pushed it away , cocked his head on one side , and said in a pathetic , slightly injured voice , as though he were the victim , not Sally-Anne , ‘ There — will that do , McAllister ? |
| 25 | He cocked his head on one side . |
| 26 | assistant master at Salem House , ‘ a limp , delicate-looking gentleman … with a good deal of nose , and a way of carrying his head on one side , as if it were a little too heavy for him ’ . |
| 27 | Jackie put his head on one side . |
| 28 | He put his head on one side . |
| 29 | Then he put his head on one side and looked at Albert in an expectant way , like a dog waiting to be given a biscuit . |
| 30 | He balanced the warm bird in his hand , testing its weight , put his head on one side and suggested : ‘ Eight ? |