Example sentences of "her head [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her head burst the silver-bubble sea surface above and all at once her eyes stung with salt , her ears rang with the cold whisper of arctic winds cuffing the wavecaps . |
| 2 | She filled the basin in the downstairs bathroom and bowing her head plunged the heavy dark mass into the hot water . |
| 3 | Opening the glazed hatch above her head to allow the cool night air into the small cabin , Polly threw off her tracksuit , pulled on a clean thigh-length baggy T-shirt , and slid into her sleeping-bag . |
| 4 | She looked at herself , practised an attitude , widening her eyes and sucking in her cheeks , then another , chin up , head to one side , Madonna-like in pious ecstasy , then shaking her head to dismiss the bridal vision she had attempted , plucked the lace mat from her hair and added it to the pile with the others she had finished . |
| 5 | With a low murmur in his throat he raked unsteady fingers into her tousled blonde hair , ripped back the bedclothes and peeled the jade T-shirt up over her slender thighs , her stomach , her breasts , sliding it over her head to uncover the unexpected treasure in his arms . |
| 6 | She had taken it into her head to befriend the new lass whom she considered to be a cut above the rest — which is to say , she did n't curse or spit . |