Example sentences of "pulling [pron] head back " in BNC.
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| 1 | His fingers laced themselves in the loose strands of her wet hair , pulling her head back so that her body was arched against him , forcing her to face the feverish gleam in the heavy-lidded grey eyes staring down at her so intently . |
| 2 | He found that he was unable to do anything to improve the condition of his larynx or his breathing , but he was able to stop pulling his head back . |
| 3 | He quickly noticed that , although he had been convinced that he was putting his head forward , he was in fact pulling his head back with even more tension than before . |
| 4 | The fact that he was pulling his head back and down , when he thought he was putting it forward and up , was positive proof that he could no longer trust his physical impressions . |
| 5 | As you will remember in Chapter 2 , Alexander discovered that the cause of his vocal problem was that he was pulling his head back and down onto his spine . |
| 6 | Even when he tried to put this matter right , by putting his head forward and up , he was faced with an even greater difficulty because he saw again from the mirror that he was increasing the tension and pulling his head back even further . |
| 7 | ‘ Kuan Yin ! ’ he screeched , pulling his head back sharply , coughing as the blood began to fill his mouth . |
| 8 | When at last he touched her there , all the longing pent-up within her released itself in a single hoarse cry , and she thrust her fingers into his hair , pulling his head back to hers , her lips parting in an invitation that needed no words . |
| 9 | For Alexander found that the cause of his hoarseness was his habit of pulling his head back stiffly when he spoke , thus depressing the larynx . |