Example sentences of "[pos pn] head [conj] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here is young Boris Nikolayevich fearlessly exposing his primary-school teacher as a sadist ; deprived of his right to secondary education by vengeful teachers , he triumphantly appeals over their heads and continues his studies . |
| 2 | When she hunts , she whirls this around her head and releases it as an insect flies by . |
| 3 | That is the first appearance of the dog , a delicate insertion ; afterwards , Emma holds its head and kisses it ( as Gustave had done to Nero/Thabor ) : the dog has a melancholy expression , and she talks to it as if to someone in need of consolation . |
| 4 | I thought it was really very funny , this long straggly black hair , he looked absolutely miserable , he thought he was now spiritually calm and spiritually sane and he 's got this peculiar thing on his head that makes him look so daft . |
| 5 | Nowadays methods vary from teacher to teacher , but in a typical lesson the pupil is likely to find himself lying , sitting or standing on a hard table while his teacher , using hands and voice , gently guides his head and gets him to release his neck and shoulders . |
| 6 | He nods his head and blinks his eyes with sleep . |
| 7 | An image of his daughter in the act of love , her white knees parted , a dark shape above her , flashes unbidden into his head and fills him with rage and disgust . |
| 8 | The laughable forerunner , he hangs his head and averts his face , while over his head runs the sky like a great river of peace . |
| 9 | Summerchild shakes his head and says nothing . |
| 10 | He mumbles , ‘ Oh shit ’ , puts the gun to his head and shoots himself . |
| 11 | He raises it over his head and brings it crashing down on the back of the man 's head ; once , twice , three times . |
| 12 | From the kick off Hird looses his head and fouls somebody . |
| 13 | It 's impossible to start studying seriously until you 've found a roof over your head that suits your needs and allows a clear head for studying . |
| 14 | It 's your head that needs them , not your legs . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ God Almighty , have you gone off your head or has he ? |