Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] his head [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I catch his head on the tilt , and he rights it without shame , showing only a flicker of annoyance at not catching a snippet of a sight . |
| 2 | I thought I saw his head at the window . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But it was n't Ward who poked his head up the companionway . |
| 5 | Herr Nordern told him , barking savagely at an innocent Paul who poked his head around the door to ask what time they wanted lunch . |
| 6 | She banged his head on the till and slammed the drawer on his hand , before he ran off almost empty-handed . |
| 7 | She banged his head on the till , slamming his hand in the drawer , and he ran off with only half a 20 pound note . |
| 8 | Next , they brought out the wally who placed his head on the block but , being a wally , he did it the wrong way , facing upwards instead of downwards . |
| 9 | It was like a Tom and Jerry cartoon to see him bang his head on the door , bounce back , look a little dazed , and then remember the terrifying ‘ nightmare ’ he was escaping from , and shoot for cover behind the sofa . |
| 10 | Hunger made him hallucinate , and at times frustration made him bang his head against the wall . |
| 11 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 12 | He lowered his head as the charged was read to him , that he murdered Nicola Jane Yates . |
| 13 | He wagged his head to the music and his turban slipped over one eye . |
| 14 | He cracked his head on the trapdoor beneath the golden pavilion and fell to the floor like a lopped tree . |
| 15 | Carrying to the block a lump so heavy that it made his shoulders ache , he jerked his head towards the end of the stables and asked , panting : ‘ What 's down there ? ’ |
| 16 | He jerked his head towards the bar door . |
| 17 | He jerked his head towards the ceiling , then went on . |
| 18 | He jerked his head towards the door . |
| 19 | He jerked his head at the shy . |
| 20 | He jerked his head in the direction of the car park . |
| 21 | He jerked his head in the direction of the zimmer with an expression of deep distaste . |
| 22 | He bent his head into the hollow at the back of my neck . |
| 23 | He bent his head over the basin and sniffed . |
| 24 | Even when he bent his head to the page , they came between him and the words . |
| 25 | He bent his head to the ground , trying to catch his breath as he listened to the warning bells of the horse-drawn fire engines , heading to the inferno . |
| 26 | With a hoarse groan he bent his head to the soft curve of her breasts , kissing the smooth valley . |
| 27 | I slam a blow into his cheek , and it knocks his head against the wall . |
| 28 | Seconds later he poked his head through the doorway and beckoned . |
| 29 | ‘ God , Sister , ’ he poked his head around the jamb of the door , ‘ That Arty fellow is acting terrible strange . |
| 30 | Catching wind of the disturbance , he poked his head around the door and in his early-morning voice , like a flute with catarrh , he threw the inquiry in the direction of Mr Crumwallis . |