Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] head [adv] on the " in BNC.

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1 I 've put in to be a corpse already and then I can laugh my head off on the floor all the way through — ’
2 His hard hat , held in the crook of his right arm , fell out from between his arm and his side and hit the floor , rolling briefly , Steven stooped quickly and retrieved it , banging his head sharply on the front edge of Mr Smith 's desk as he straightened .
3 The laundry doorway was slightly lower than the doorways upstairs , and Tom had cracked his head sharply on the lintel .
4 He threw her down , dragged her along by her hair , cut her head off on the block , and hewed her in pieces .
5 She rested her head back on the pillows and looked at him a bit desperately .
6 Suddenly she wanted to put her head down on the big table and howl with misery .
7 She was so weary that it was all she could do not to put her head down on the table and close her eyes .
8 A long-nosed Punchinello puppet popped his head up on the stand , clad in a red costume and nightcap with a bell on the end .
9 She rolled her head sideways on the pillow and murmured , ‘ I 'm so sorry . ’
10 She shrugged and lay her head back on the seat .
11 Just put my head back on the seat and closed my eyes .
12 Then she put her head down on the table and wept unrestrainedly , the feathers of her hat dipping unnoticed into his coffee .
13 He leans his head back on the pillow , saying : ‘ Got no funny people round me anymore .
14 Lord John leaned his head back on the cabriolet 's folded leather hood .
15 Robyn sat on the bed and tipped two tablets into the palm of her hand , resisting the need to lay her head down on the cool pillow .
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