Example sentences of "[verb] her head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleanor Thorne jerked her head on the pillow and opened her eyes , awakening in time to hear the echo of her own voice . |
| 2 | She jerked her head at the boy and he went over and turned the knob . |
| 3 | She jerked her head towards the far wall . |
| 4 | She jerked her head towards the range whose temperaments ruled all their lives . |
| 5 | And I 'd like to bet there 's quite a few of the blokes down there ’ — she jerked her head to the side — ‘ look upon this war as a godsend because it 's given them a legitimate excuse to leave their shanties . |
| 6 | Heart pounding , Isabel waited until his mouth had almost reached its goal , then jerked her head to the side . |
| 7 | She jerked her head in the uniforms ' direction . |
| 8 | Mind you — - " she jerked her head in the direction of the Russell , which had recently returned from Plymouth and lay at anchor in the Pool , " 'E 's got a lot to answer for . |
| 9 | Iris jerked her head in the direction of the telephone . |
| 10 | Peggy jerked her head in the direction of the ceiling , and Victoria said on a laugh , ‘ Yes , yes , I 'll take her tea up . |
| 11 | She jerked her head in the direction of the factory shop-floor . |
| 12 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 13 | She jumps up , banging her head on the partition . |
| 14 | Carol was bounced backwards into her seat and then sideways on the floor of the van , banging her head on the side in the process . |
| 15 | Unable to save herself , with a startled cry she pitched forward , tumbling down the remaining stairs and banging her head on the stone floor . |
| 16 | The man had his fingers around the woman 's throat and was banging her head against the back of the seat . |
| 17 | Then Rose made a grab for Evelyn 's hair and started banging her head against the floor with both hands . |
| 18 | ‘ No , ’ she whispered stubbornly , keeping her head to the side . |
| 19 | Charlotte said nothing , but her face lit up with pleasure and she bent her head over the baby so as not to show it . |
| 20 | The Virgin bent her head to the dove in pictures of the Annunciation , and it pierced her through the ear , bringing her the Word that was life itself , down into her womb ; that was what Rosa wanted , Tommaso 's mouth next to her ear , until she , like the woman with her lover in the doorway , would wriggle and gasp . |
| 21 | The nurse came to the bed to fix it and as she bent her head down the woman threw her left hand round the warm brown neck and pulled it to her . |
| 22 | ‘ Mary has her head in the clouds . ’ |
| 23 | She groaned and moved her head under the bedcovers so that the sunshine streaming far too cheerfully through the uncurtained window did n't blind her . |
| 24 | Eleanor Thorne moved her head on the pillow . |
| 25 | She caught her head on the corner of the hearth . |
| 26 | The maid had retired , tossing her head at the thought of such low people as them gyppos having the sauce to interrupt the master at his supper . |
| 27 | Then she too would bury her head in the pillow and weep . |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | She tried to get up on all fours , and bumped her head on the underside of the bed . |
| 30 | The distraught protest ended in a sharp cry as fitzAlan 's open hand flashed out , striking her cheek with enough force to whip her head to the side . |