Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] head [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarella jerked her head to look at him . |
| 2 | She twisted her head to look at him through strangely unfocused eyes . |
| 3 | As she lifted her head to look at him , he proudly held the peonies at arm 's length and prayed she would not notice their many imperfections . |
| 4 | She lifted her head to look at him . |
| 5 | He lifted his head to look at me . |
| 6 | The horses turned their heads to look at him , but were not disturbed , except the mare which had been allocated to Gary . |
| 7 | Open-mouthed , Leith turned her head to stare at him . |
| 8 | Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body . |
| 9 | Maggie turned her head to glare at him and he looked straight back at her coldly , none of the sexual speculation in his glance . |
| 10 | as if something had just occurred to her , Bella turned her head to look at Marie : ‘ Must be a bit of a shock to you an ’ all . |
| 11 | She turned her head to look at him , her eyes twinkling red-gold with the firelight , a touch of a smile curling her lips . |
| 12 | Lina turned her head to look at Cleo and a cunning intelligence stole into her eyes . |
| 13 | Emilia turned her head to look at her again . |
| 14 | She turned her head to look at him . |
| 15 | Theda could not forbear a smile as she turned her head to look at Benedict . |
| 16 | She turned her head to look at him . |
| 17 | Slowly Ruth turned her head to look at him , her partner , her friend with golden sun-bleached hair atop an open trusting face . |
| 18 | Eleanor turned her head to peer at Melissa , her doughy face alight with a morbid curiosity . |
| 19 | She turned her head to smile at Alexandra . |
| 20 | The creature turned its head to look at her with slit-pupilled eyes the size of saucers . |
| 21 | Miss Rose swivelled her head to look at him . |
| 22 | Buddie lowered his newspaper and turned his head to look at her from beneath furrowed black brows . |
| 23 | Serve them right , he thought vindictively and then , imitated at his own childishness , turned his head to look at the other people arranged alongside him , the desk 's shining expanse of polished wood reflecting their faces as twisted white blobs . |
| 24 | The fox stopped and turned his head to look at Vic for a moment , as if to say , Yes ? and then proceeded calmly on his way , his brush swaying in the air behind him . |
| 25 | He turned his head to look at Shiva , cast on him an indifferent glance , and turned away . |
| 26 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 27 | He turned his head to look at the mantelpiece . |
| 28 | When he turned his head to look at her the flesh folded underneath the jawbone into the beginnings of a double chin . |
| 29 | When he turned his head to look at Turakina she gave a gasp of annoyance and let go of the half-plaited queue . |
| 30 | Holding down the latest addition to the incinerator with the prongs of his rake , Morpurgo slowly turned his head to look at Harry over his left shoulder . |