Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] head round the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put my head round the corner : ‘ What if a horse came and broke his leg on the ice ? ’ |
| 2 | Once we 'd established that nothing had been left behind Emily went off to catch a bus and I decided that no one would mind if I popped my head round the doors of the suite of rooms which George had occupied . |
| 3 | OLIVER said that , for instance , the phrase someone put their head round the door sounded as if there were two bodies and one head , like in some frightful Russian scientific experiment . |
| 4 | When I stick my head round the door and tell Rachel I have to go out again , she sits down on the bed without a word . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Kirsty was still sound asleep , she discovered , when she poked her head round the little girl 's door . |
| 7 | There was a small room adjoining the games-room , and she poked her head round the corner . |
| 8 | She stuck her head round the door . |
| 9 | She stuck her head round the curtain and winked . |
| 10 | She stuck her head round the door and spotted a porter . |
| 11 | When she put her head round the door and asked in her usual , conspiratorial manner if he wanted tea , Henry said , ‘ Tea would be a delight , my dear ! ’ |
| 12 | She put her head round the door to say good morning and good night , then ran . |
| 13 | Then she put her head round the sitting-room door . |
| 14 | He stuck his head round the door to the inspectors room . |
| 15 | He put his head round the door . |
| 16 | He put his head round the door and spoke to Evans . |