Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] head on the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid of slipping in the dark and cracking my head on the edge of the bunker , ’ I had said . |
| 2 | She pushed into the dust , banging her head on the wooden underside . |
| 3 | She jumps up , banging her head on the partition . |
| 4 | Carol was bounced backwards into her seat and then sideways on the floor of the van , banging her head on the side in the process . |
| 5 | Unable to save herself , with a startled cry she pitched forward , tumbling down the remaining stairs and banging her head on the stone floor . |
| 6 | He picked it up , banging his head on the bowl . |
| 7 | The hand grabbed Arthur 's shirt front and tie in a vice like grip , and yanked him forward almost banging his head on the glass . |
| 8 | He was banging his head on the post and shouting . |
| 9 | And he kept banging his head on the ceiling ! |
| 10 | either that or banging his head on the wall ! |
| 11 | There is , however , a large variety of killings which lie above that line but below the line demarcating murder : a killing in which D knew there was a risk of death , but was held not to have intended death or grievous bodily harm , would fall within involuntary manslaughter and might justify a high sentence ; whereas a killing in which D pushed a person during an argument in the street and the person fell backwards , cracking his head on the kerb and dying from a brain haemorrhage , might also fall within involuntary manslaughter and might justify a low sentence . |
| 12 | She had sat on the seat cover , resting her head on the porcelain of the washbasin , licking dry lips and bringing her breathing down . |
| 13 | A cymbal splashes to the tune of a brandished stick of drum and runs about the auditorium , bashing its head on the available hard surfaces , fastly chased by a bass note from another kind of guitar-mad guitar . |
| 14 | With every thrust she gasped his name like an incantation , sensing his pleasure as the syllable burst from her love-swollen mouth , turning her head on the softness of the pillow spread with the sable blackness of her hair . |
| 15 | It hit me and I fell , cutting my head on the door . |
| 16 | She began to weep , hiding her head on the black , oily trouser-legs until the young physician came and once more drew her away . |
| 17 | The light was poor in the Collector 's bedroom and Fleury might not have noticed how red and swollen his face was , had the Collector not presently fallen sideways , rapping his head on the floor . |
| 18 | Laying her head on the pillow she closed her eyes and tried to get back to sleep . |
| 19 | With these good intentions in mind , she entered by the low door , bending to avoid hitting her head on the lintel . |
| 20 | The fall itself did n't kill her — it was hitting her head on the stanchion ; Georgina could n't have planned that . ’ |
| 21 | Then she fainted , hitting her head on the metal bedstead . |
| 22 | They had both pushed each other — and Mr Pollard had ended up falling over , hitting his head on the pavement . |
| 23 | McNally alleged he was the victim of an unprovoked blow to the face which caused him to fall hitting his head on the floor . |