Example sentences of "his head [conj] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Frenchman shook his head and lifted a silent hand in a gesture that implied " Wait ! " |
| 2 | Then , with his legs like dough and his breath tearing out of his chest , Tug raised his head and saw the jagged , ungainly outline of the Castle Rock , sharp against the sky . |
| 3 | Benedict turned his head and saw the naked want in her eyes . |
| 4 | Patrick stirred , rolled his head and spewed a few words out through his sliced lips and mangled mouth . |
| 5 | he made a fifty that day , lifted his bat above his head and had a heart attack . ’ |
| 6 | He shook his head and made a movement with his hand , as if warding off some invisible threat . |
| 7 | In reply , Nicky threw back his head and made the dreadful noise again . |
| 8 | He was about to skip past me and hit the bomb with the piece of wood — he had already raised it above his head and made the lunge — when I reached out and caught him round the waist . |
| 9 | Then he felt her lashes stir at his cheek , and raised his head and kissed the place where they lay , and then her brow , her throat and her chin , while her lips went on smiling . |
| 10 | He lowered his head and kissed the taut peak where it strained against the thin fabric of her T-shirt . |
| 11 | A gout of flame rolled past his head and struck the far wall . |
| 12 | He remained still and one of them settled on his shoulder , hopped to his head and reached a yellow beak to peck at his eyes . |
| 13 | She put the chain over his head and tucked the medal under his shirt . |
| 14 | Several times Floy cast sidelong looks at Balor , trying to decide how percipient he might be , but Balor simply turned his head and grinned the gap-toothed grin and occasionally nodded amiably . |
| 15 | The man with the straw hat put it on his head and produced a lighted cigar from nowhere . |
| 16 | I had found out that her name was Miss Vulcan and I gave her this information as well as telling her that Miss Vulcan had a brother named Freddie who visited her and that he was a little old man who wore a black cap on his head and sported a goatee beard . |
| 17 | I slid a hand beneath his head and raised the drinking-feeder to his lips . |
| 18 | His caddie had a hand on the driver but Andy shook his head and chose the 3-wood . |
| 19 | He half turned his head and addressed the slumped figure in the back , directly behind him now , the menacing gun held low and pointing straight through the upholstery at the middle of his back . |
| 20 | Schmidt began to turn his head and received a light slap . |
| 21 | Again they sat and looked silently back at him , and again he coughed and turned his head and said a little gruffly , ‘ Dr. George Briant , ’ and sat down . |
| 22 | Tom Horrocks shook his head and slipped the flask back into his pocket . |
| 23 | He pointed to his head and mimed the whisking away of his hat . |
| 24 | He shook his head and slid the food to him . |
| 25 | Charlie shook his head and mouthed the word ‘ Tonight ! ’ |
| 26 | Realising what had happened , he dashed into the smoke-filled engine room with a wet cloth over his head and disconnected the main power cables from the batteries . |
| 27 | Dizzy shook his head and put a finger to his lips , calling to her for silence ; so Alina waited , and after a while the young woman gave up and went away . |
| 28 | He acquitted two men and then placed the black cap on his head and sentenced the other two to death . |
| 29 | I took the hat off his head and placed the gun in a drawer . |
| 30 | Before she could say any more , he settled the helmet down over his head and fastened the strap . |