Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [noun sg] touch the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you kno if my arm touched the back it would start it off . |
| 2 | For this exercise you bend the elbows until your chin touches the floor , then shoot them out straight so that your upper body flies up and your hands leave the floor . |
| 3 | ‘ I helped him into bed , and he was half asleep before his head touched the pillow . ’ |
| 4 | Whether sleeping under the starry African sky with wild animals roaming in the bush was part of the fun or genuine cause for concern it did not seem to disturb Eva who was always fast asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow . |
| 5 | She stripped to her panties , crawled into the sleeping-bag , and lapsed into unconsciousness as her head touched the pillow . |
| 6 | Joe slipped on the snowy slope as he neared him , and when his hand touched the man 's chin above the collar of his rough jacket and felt the sticky wetness on his fingers , he sprang up as if he had been stung by a hornet . |
| 7 | He could remember a time when he had fallen asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow , and when he had always had a healthy appetite . |
| 8 | He felt queasy as his hand touched the cadaver 's bloated stomach and noted that the dead man 's legs were soaking wet . |