Example sentences of "[vb past] the collar of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The singer loosened the collar of his shirt and let his voice flow out as turbulently and tranquilly as he desired . |
| 2 | You see , I found the collar of the lap dog and it still bore the Deveril 's family motto : ‘ Noli me tangere ’ . |
| 3 | The girl blushed and adjusted the collar of the dress slightly . |
| 4 | Sophie shook the collar of her blouse to make a little breeze , but did n't think of opening the window . |
| 5 | Once on the streets , Lucenzo raised the collar of his heavy black coat , huddling into it . |
| 6 | His black curly hair looked crisp and shiningly clean , clinging close to the classic shape of his head , longer over a high , intelligent-looking forehead , and at the nape of his neck , where it just brushed the collar of his shirt . |
| 7 | I tried to run past him but he grabbed the collar of my coat . |
| 8 | He pulled the collar of his overcoat up about his ears and crossed the road , entering a maze of narrow , ruined streets . |
| 9 | Luke pulled the collar of Piper 's jacket down , trying to free the old man 's arms of the sleeves , but he shrugged it back into place . |
| 10 | She pulled the collar of her jacket up . |
| 11 | She could not see the state of Eleanor 's neck because Eleanor wore the collar of her crisp white blouse up . |
| 12 | The man she saw on the other side was in his late thirties , his hair receding slightly , but what hair he did have was thick and lustrous and reached the collar of his shirt . |
| 13 | The young , broad-shouldered man had the collar of his tattered grey overcoat pulled up around his ears and his cap was drawn down over his forehead . |