Example sentences of "[pos pn] head for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I look at the back of her head for a minute . |
| 2 | His fingers tightened on her head for a second and then released her . |
| 3 | As she groped towards a chair he made no move towards her but watched her sit down , then bow her head for a moment before slowly raising her eyes to his again when , in a voice that had lost none of its bitterness , she said ‘ Leave me ; but I 'm warning you , I 'll see you dead first , before you take that girl . ’ |
| 4 | She rested her head for a moment against his shoulder and then sat up straight , conscious that she must not ruffle her carefully coiffured hair . |
| 5 | Yet it never entered her head for a moment to think that Prince Charles was remotely interested in romance . |
| 6 | ( Abberley puts his hand to his head for a second . ) |
| 7 | Another distant roll of thunder added a bass note to the orchestrated shrillness of the tropical night , and Devraux lifted his head for a second to listen . |
| 8 | He shook his head for a second , trying to clear it . |
| 9 | Hoogeveen was a nondescript , cheerless place , and so was his room , with only a dirty skylight over his head for a window . |
| 10 | We use this way in to stop people stealing what gear we have.Andy has been scratching around for a regular roof over his head for a year , ever since he lost his job and his home burned down in a fire . |
| 11 | Willie raised his head for a moment to listen . |
| 12 | He scratched his head for a moment , then inspected his nails . |
| 13 | " O Frith , " thought Hazel , turning his head for a moment to the bright glow in the west , " are you sending us to live among the clouds ? |
| 14 | The old Annamese , possibly hard of hearing , gazed unblinkingly into the distance above his head for a moment then turned and shuffled away , but his son nodded gravely . |
| 15 | Trung cocked his head for a moment longer . |
| 16 | He lifted his head for a moment to look at her . |
| 17 | ‘ Keep that handy , ’ I warn him , ‘ or I 'll have your head for a hat-rack . ’ |