Example sentences of "[v-ing] at the head [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such enthusiasm , John Campbell thought wryly , taking his sister 's hand to lead her towards Abbot Kenneth standing waiting at the head of the hall . |
| 2 | She saw the old man who had accosted her on her walk that afternoon proceeding at the head of a little posse consisting of a neatly dressed man , a woman with untidy hair and a couple of children . |
| 3 | Salt mining at the head of the Nam Siew river has made parts of the river twice as salty as the sea . |
| 4 | As his English guest turned at the door of his study to bow to the Romanian head of state before leaving his presence , he saw that Ceauşescu was holding out his fingers in the shape of a gun pointing at the head of his own interpreter ! |
| 5 | Hearing the tramp of marching feet , he looked up to see Captain Warre riding at the head of his company . |
| 6 | Like most true Cornishmen , the Arundells were staunchly Royalist during the troubles , and the sixth Sir John was killed at Plymouth while charging at the head of his troop in 1643 . |
| 7 | The next day , push the fins into the marzipan , starting at the head with the smaller triangles , getting larger over the back of the body , and then smaller towards the tip of the tail . |
| 8 | Anthea Darnell , a tall dark stalagmite , was standing at the head of the table , with professor St John Goth on her immediate right . |
| 9 | Clearwell Castle , Gloucestershire ( c .1728 ) is a unique building , with no affinity either to the contemporary medievalizing modes of Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor [ qq.v. ] or to the subsequent rococo Gothic of William Kent [ q.v. ] ; while Inveraray Castle , by contrast , was to be another immensely influential creation , standing at the head of a whole series of castle-style houses throughout the eighteenth century . |
| 10 | But now they were standing at the head of a deep valley in the moor with their ears and tails down . |
| 11 | Himmler was standing at the head of the great table flanked by Rossman and Berger . |
| 12 | Peg , sitting at the head of the table holding a cup between her hands , nodded . |
| 13 | WORK , LOVE LIFESTYLE — ‘ they all connect ’ , says Neneh , sitting at the head of the dining room table . |
| 14 | Reggie and Mary opposite each other , so amiable and self-assured ; Alice sitting at the head of that table , waiting for what would come her way . |
| 15 | On being relieved , the decoration parade , with a general galloping at the head of his elegant staff past the tattered and gap-ridden ranks of the 151st , seemed to young Campana ‘ the most beautiful day of my life ’ . |
| 16 | Claudia lay sleepless , visions of Dana jiving at the head of the bridal procession , dressed in shorts and a veil instead of the lovely dress Claudia had spent so much time designing , going through her head . |