Example sentences of "[vb past] his head [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lin Foh jerked his head in acknowledgement of the courtesy , his princely bearing enabling him to do nothing else . |
| 2 | His wattle started to quiver and he buried his head in Chicken Likken 's feathers again . |
| 3 | The Under-Secretary lifted his head in surprise . |
| 4 | Conversation was not easy : " Eliot turned his head from speaker to speaker , with a slight jerk , emitting a nervous tic " yes " or " hmm " every few seconds . |
| 5 | He turned his head from side to side trying to line up his patchy vision with the brown paper package — wherever that was . |
| 6 | When Cowley arrived on the scene , he shook his head with irritation , fixing Doyle with a narrow-eyed and angry gaze . |
| 7 | She told Delaney , who shook his head with revulsion . |
| 8 | He shook his head with finality . |
| 9 | He shook his head with impatience . |
| 10 | Morris shook his head without interest . |
| 11 | He shook his head in wonder , and walked down the stairs to the hall , and out into the bright morning sunlight . |
| 12 | The duty officer shook his head in wonder . |
| 13 | And he shook his head in wonder , his earlier agitation all but undercut by this new discovery . |
| 14 | Rex shook his head in wonder . |
| 15 | He shook his head in wonder and his hair went every which way . |
| 16 | The monk shook his head in frustration . |
| 17 | I told him and he shook his head in admiration . |
| 18 | The Prior , no man 's fool , stared hard at Corbett and shook his head in warning . |
| 19 | He shook his head in irritation . |
| 20 | Then a wide grin broke out across his face and he shook his head in amazement . |
| 21 | Jesus shook his head in amazement . |
| 22 | Danny Tanner shook his head in resignation . |
| 23 | ‘ When the routine finished , Kirk shook his head in disapproval . ’ |
| 24 | ( 3 ) The Catholic Church ( here he shook his head in dismay ) . |
| 25 | Downes shook his head in stupefaction . |
| 26 | Jinkwa shook his head in bewilderment . |
| 27 | He shook his head in wonderment . |
| 28 | Tony shook his head in wonderment . |
| 29 | He shook his head in agitation . |
| 30 | He shook his head in surprise . |