Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] head at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shifting into an uncomfortable position in which her back was slightly turned to the tray , with her hands still strapped down , she turned her head at a painful angle to watch the tray . |
| 2 | She nodded her head at the cardiac monitor screen over against the far wall . |
| 3 | He turned his head at a slight tap on the door . |
| 4 | The Chairmaster shrugged his shoulders and shook his head at the same time , finally dislodging the reluctant wig . |
| 5 | Male model Hay , 22 , only escaped death by moving his head at the critical moment . |
| 6 | Shrugging the receiver between cheek and shoulder places an enormous strain on the sternocleido-mastoid muscles , the prominent bulges on each side of your neck , and the splenius capitis , the muscle that runs up to the base of your skull and stops you wearing your head at a jaunty angle . |
| 7 | Klift cocked his head at the distant rumble . |
| 8 | I get the impression he agrees with what I 'm saying and he 's just shaking his head at the sheer extent of human deviousness and spite . |
| 9 | Almost violently , she raised her body , ducking her head at the same time , her feverish lips seeking the scorching lure of his again , the demand for his kiss born out of an intuitive need to let him silence her , so that he might not hear the words and other sounds which would tell him just how complete his dominion of her senses already was . |
| 10 | It 's time you learned a bit of respect for Mr Harker 's babies — ’ jerking his head at the rumbling monsters all around them . |
| 11 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |