Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] head [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a solid line of cars all the way back to it , drivers peering ahead or craning their heads out of the window . |
| 2 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 3 | She collapsed onto a stool and laid her head down among the bits of cotton wool and the sticks of greasepaint . |
| 4 | One huge hand was already placed in the small of her back , pinning her helplessly to the desk : then she felt him wind a thick hank of her blonde hair around his other fist , and jerk her head back . |
| 5 | Liam Murphy was lying across the back , drunk as a newt and singing his head off . |
| 6 | She clutched at her companion 's arm , halting him in mid-spate and bringing his head round in respectful enquiry . |
| 7 | A smiling , benign Levy said , ‘ Before we begin , I 'd like the opinion of our Chinese genius , ’ and sticking his head out of the door he shouted , ‘ Kwak ! |
| 8 | I enjoyed painting my little armoured scout car and sticking my head out of the lid . |
| 9 | Up yours , I thought and got my head down to extract everything I could . |
| 10 | I felt the world beginning to drift into the distance again , but I knew what was happening this time and got my head down quickly . |
| 11 | Larry clicked a pair of castanets he found in Lee 's attic above his fair head and stamped his feet on the kitchen floor and flung his head back . |
| 12 | Well it depends , you know , it depends if I expect erm my landlord to come back and chop my head off or something . |
| 13 | Labour landslide : rushing through Sainsbury 's cackling like a demon , zooming up to prosperous-looking people and hurling my head back , opening my throat wide , then thrusting my face right into theirs , screaming terrifyingly into their terrified eyes ‘ Ha ha ha ! |
| 14 | It had stopped munching away in its stall , pricked up its ears and jerked its head up and down at the powerful voice of the world-famous soprano . |
| 15 | He reached down and grabbed her hair and snatched her head up . |
| 16 | She slid her hands around his neck and drew his head down so that she could kiss him , feeling the way his heart began to thunder in his chest . |
| 17 | Uttering a single , feeble word : ‘ lymenner ’ , he expired ; whereupon Mr Cottle snatched the sword and cut his head off , resting it on a branch like a sporting trophy . |
| 18 | You ca n't call a song ‘ Kissomatic Love Bubble ’ and hold your head up in pubic can you ? |
| 19 | You ca n't call a song ‘ Kissomatic Love Bubble ’ and hold your head up in pubic can you ? |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose it 's the drill , son , that makes you walk so straight and hold your head back ? ’ she said . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd noticed , ’ he growled , and dropped his head back against the cushion . |
| 22 | It really was a quite extraordinary sight to see this giant Headmistress dangling the small boy high in the air and the boy spinning and twisting like something on the end of a string and shrieking his head off . |
| 23 | Shouldering the gun in the sure knowledge that the Doctor would be seriously pissed off if she let it fall into local hands in this time zone , she drew the grenade from her pockets , and poked her head up just long enough to check the distance . |
| 24 | She yawned and rubbed her eyes , and poked her head out to see what was going on . |
| 25 | The dragon folded its wings and poked its head in among the greenery , while its master leaned against a tree and whistled tunelessly . |
| 26 | I knelt on the top step and poked my head through , near the bottom of the gap … |
| 27 | Concealing a sign of relief , Patrick tapped on the door and then gently turned the handle and poked his head around . |
| 28 | The move completed , Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree . |
| 29 | Take me out to a patch of waste ground and kick my head in for spreading dissent ? |
| 30 | Their reaction , towards the east and to the Gulf war too , has been to pay up and keep their heads down . |