Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh God , ’ I moaned , and lowered my head to the cool steel pipe of the bridge rail . |
| 2 | With a mounting feeling of dread , I went to a chair at the far end of the table from Quigley and lowered my head in the gloom . |
| 3 | I jerked my head towards the stairs , having already clocked the sign saying Intensive Care 4th Floor , and Les Girls followed me without breaking step . |
| 4 | I jerked my head in the direction of the mountain above us . |
| 5 | I bumped my head on the door moving your mattress through the laundry , ’ said Tom . |
| 6 | Eleanor Thorne jerked her head on the pillow and opened her eyes , awakening in time to hear the echo of her own voice . |
| 7 | She jerked her head at the boy and he went over and turned the knob . |
| 8 | She jerked her head towards the far wall . |
| 9 | She jerked her head towards the range whose temperaments ruled all their lives . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Heart pounding , Isabel waited until his mouth had almost reached its goal , then jerked her head to the side . |
| 12 | She jerked her head in the uniforms ' direction . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Iris jerked her head in the direction of the telephone . |
| 15 | Peggy jerked her head in the direction of the ceiling , and Victoria said on a laugh , ‘ Yes , yes , I 'll take her tea up . |
| 16 | She jerked her head in the direction of the factory shop-floor . |
| 17 | Charlotte said nothing , but her face lit up with pleasure and she bent her head over the baby so as not to show it . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They bent their heads under the lintel and stepped inside . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Eleanor Thorne moved her head on the pillow . |
| 23 | She caught her head on the corner of the hearth . |
| 24 | She tried to get up on all fours , and bumped her head on the underside of the bed . |
| 25 | And , on his way to meet the Prime Minister , Mr Delors bumped his head on the car waiting for him at Heathrow . |
| 26 | Thiercelin jerked his head to the right . |
| 27 | He jerked his head at the shy . |
| 28 | Carrying to the block a lump so heavy that it made his shoulders ache , he jerked his head towards the end of the stables and asked , panting : ‘ What 's down there ? ’ |
| 29 | The seaman returned the nod and jerked his head towards the rear of the bridge . |
| 30 | He jerked his head towards the bar door . |