Example sentences of "[pos pn] head [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Where appropriate , I delegate as much as possible to my Heads of Services . |
| 2 | I poked my head through Charlie 's trap-door . |
| 3 | I jerked my head towards the stairs , having already clocked the sign saying Intensive Care 4th Floor , and Les Girls followed me without breaking step . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on , ’ I said , jerking my head towards the HQ sign . |
| 5 | After all , we were no ordinary family , but a clan : I was told by my mother always to hold my head up high , and remember that I was not only a MacLeod , but a double MacLeod — MacLeod being also her maiden name . |
| 6 | I heard Daffodil 's voice before I saw her , so that when Filmer came past the door of the bar I was bending down with my head below the counter as if to be tidying things there . |
| 7 | I got up , staggered to the window and , while keeping my head below the level of the sill , attempted to close it . |
| 8 | Fixtures include electric windows all round ( but manual door mirrors ) , steering wheel and driver 's seat adjustable for height leaving a full five fingers above my head at full height . |
| 9 | This being that you cut off my head at the same time . ’ |
| 10 | Thessy 's scared face appeared at the other cabin door , but I shook my head at him , mimicked sleep , and he ducked back inside . |
| 11 | I had mixed feelings then because the last time one had been that close on the ground was in 1940 during the Battle when one passed over my head at Allington , crashing a few hundred yards away . |
| 12 | Well , yes , there is ; in my head at least . |
| 13 | I shake my head at the Amiga screen . |
| 14 | The man takes a step forward , looking over my head at Andy . |
| 15 | I shook my head at him , to show that I had not wanted the soldiers to find him . |
| 16 | I shook my head at him , scowling , and wiped the brown rim of soup from the inside of my plate . |
| 17 | I shook my head at him in disgust . |
| 18 | I went over to the bed , climbed on top of it , put my head on the pillow and fell asleep . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm afraid of slipping in the dark and cracking my head on the edge of the bunker , ’ I had said . |
| 20 | One evening as I was nearing Farr 's entrance , I was running , tripped , with the result that I banged my head on the pavement . |
| 21 | ’ ’ I 'm sure I 'm going to leave the ground and float up and hit my head on the ceiling , and all the time the voices are call ‘ DO IT DO IT DO IT … ’ |
| 22 | I then lay down , and pillowing my head on my left arm placed the rifle on the ground with my finger on the trigger . |
| 23 | ‘ All right , so it 's my head on the block , ’ Manville conceded . |
| 24 | I could have leaned my head on his breast and cried . |
| 25 | I walked through the dining-room , smiling , my head on one side , humming between clenched teeth . |
| 26 | Saying this lays my head on the block , because the modern climber is much better at small hold pulling and on jamming cracks , thrutchy chimneys and greasy grooves , than I am . |
| 27 | The day had got off to a bad start as it was ( late for work , lost the shop key , spilt a load of fish-food all over the floor and then cracked my head on a shelf while clearing it up ) . |
| 28 | ‘ I hit my head on the kerb when I fell and when I went to hospital two days later they told me I had severe bruising of the brain , ’ said Walter after his Kempton win on Mithl Al Hawa . |
| 29 | ‘ D' you think I 'm so stupid I 'd glue this thing to my head on purpose ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It is very evident that since the publication of the paperback the campaign against it has subsided , to such an extent that even one of my most hardline critics , the British Muslim Dr Kalim Siddiqui , was recently quoted in the Guardian as saying it is time to forgive and forget , which is a rather extraordinary volte-face from someone who was until recently asking for my head on a plate . |