Example sentences of "when [pos pn] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie gasped , then greedily gulped in air when her head broke through the surface . |
| 2 | She could have fainted with it Certainly she was dizzy , and when her head cleared Muriel still stood there , complacently smiling , and scratching with that raised forefinger , like a bird 's beak . |
| 3 | And since then Ratagan had hardly said a civil word to his wife , though she looked at him almost imploringly at times , and Riven had seen him gaze at her when her head was turned , brow creased in pain . |
| 4 | Yet she did n't think she had imagined that , when her head had dropped wearily on to his shoulder , his arms had tightened about her . |
| 5 | But no , it 's only because he reminds me a bit of him , that gloomy bit , that deep bit , that bit that dominated when his head sank into his shoulders and his mouth turned down and the light went from his eyes , that bit that took over when he resisted and turned inwards and moped . |
| 6 | He was in the restaurant kitchen late one night before closing up , knocking back the remains of four glasses of liqueur from a dirty table , when his head suddenly cleared and he heard some lines from the past in a devastating playback in his head : ‘ You 're better off without me ’ — Bella 's voice , coolly justifying herself to him on the telephone . |
| 7 | When his head lolled back , his hair was seized and tugged hard . |
| 8 | When his head jerked back to look up at Grant again , it was n't his teeth that were gleaming in the dark now , it was the whites of his eyes , wide with fear . |
| 9 | Do not try to help by lifting your head for instance ; when your head needs to be turned to one side in order to massage a part of your neck , let the turning be done for you . |
| 10 | The term ‘ poise ’ is difficult to define — it is the self-discipline that enables you to appear serenely dignified when your head is throbbing , your feet aching and you are confronted with an irate guest full of complaints . |
| 11 | when your head lolled like ripe fruit |