Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pos pn] head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She caught her head on the corner of the hearth . |
| 32 | She jerked her head at the boy and he went over and turned the knob . |
| 33 | And I 'd like to bet there 's quite a few of the blokes down there ’ — she jerked her head to the side — ‘ look upon this war as a godsend because it 's given them a legitimate excuse to leave their shanties . |
| 34 | She jerked her head towards the far wall . |
| 35 | She jerked her head towards the range whose temperaments ruled all their lives . |
| 36 | She jerked her head in the uniforms ' direction . |
| 37 | Mind you — - " she jerked her head in the direction of the Russell , which had recently returned from Plymouth and lay at anchor in the Pool , " 'E 's got a lot to answer for . |
| 38 | She jerked her head in the direction of the factory shop-floor . |
| 39 | Draping her arms over his shoulders , she cradled his head in the palms of her hands , pulling him toward her to close a hungry , wet open mouth on his . |
| 40 | She poked her head through the collar and was immediately awarded the prize . |
| 41 | She had expected to find them both still in bed , and was surprised by the noises from the kitchen , but she poked her head round the door and saw Maggie sitting at the kitchen table eating Weetabix in a reassuringly healthy way . |
| 42 | Kirsty was still sound asleep , she discovered , when she poked her head round the little girl 's door . |
| 43 | There was a small room adjoining the games-room , and she poked her head round the corner . |
| 44 | If you hit a bump you banged your head on the top of the hatch . |
| 45 | But it was n't Ward who poked his head up the companionway . |
| 46 | Herr Nordern told him , barking savagely at an innocent Paul who poked his head around the door to ask what time they wanted lunch . |
| 47 | She banged his head on the till and slammed the drawer on his hand , before he ran off almost empty-handed . |
| 48 | She banged his head on the till , slamming his hand in the drawer , and he ran off with only half a 20 pound note . |
| 49 | She buried her head in the pillow and began to snore gently . |
| 50 | Then she buried her head in the pillow and the tears came and came , flowing out of her as if there was to be no end to them , ever . |
| 51 | and fellow members that will be down in Whitehall and eventually will put you to bed , if you bury your head in the sand and at the end of the day I 'm afraid the country is going to knock it off . |
| 52 | Disconsolately , she rested her head on the arms which were folded on the cot rail . |
| 53 | She rested her head in the curve of his neck . |
| 54 | She shakes her head at the memory of the anti-commercial ‘ hardcore ’ aesthetic which prevailed at the time . |
| 55 | But he would n't , and redoubled his efforts with her hand , using it as his instrument until she hated what he was doing so much that she shook her head on the pillow and whispered , " No — please — no ! " |
| 56 | She shook her head at the Flower Fairy plates on the living room wall — ‘ reproductions ! ’ |
| 57 | In Stevie 's study she shook her head over the desk with its shattered lock . |
| 58 | In penance she turned her head towards the open window , searching the small groups of people who ambled along the path for a familiar face . |
| 59 | She turned her head towards the servant who had just hurried to let him in to the audience-chamber , and put out an imperious hand to arrest his attention . |
| 60 | Languidly she turned her head to the west-facing windows , staring out at the neighbouring mountain high above the hill upon which Saracen was built . |