Example sentences of "[pron] head [adv] and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a second for the words to sink home , but when they did she jerked her head back and swatted his hand away . |
| 2 | A clear , confident speaker , who kept his head up and conveyed his enthusiasm to the audience . |
| 3 | Shepherd turned his head slightly and studied his son a moment . |
| 4 | ‘ We thought she 'd thought we 'd run him down , ’ Fernando laughed , throwing his head back and holding his forehead . |
| 5 | Resting his elbows on the deck behind him , he tipped his head back and closed his eyes . |
| 6 | Gleeson tilted his head back and closed his eyes . |
| 7 | It 's got a man smashing his head in and killing his dad . |
| 8 | They lay the child with his head down and slap his chest to help drain the lungs . |
| 9 | Steve had gone back to school , where he kept his head down and avoided his enemies ; he felt as if the whole school was his enemy . |
| 10 | To complete the analogy , it 's as if the RFU is a lumbering forward giving a hospital pass that leaves Best no room to sidestep , no alternative but to put his head down and put his trust in the tried and tested battering ram technique . |
| 11 | He shook his head violently and stuck his nose against mine . |