Example sentences of "lower its head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly there was some innate sense of balance : the calf lowered its head and stretched out its neck , then reeled slightly and righted itself . |
| 2 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 3 | It made a small noise in its nostrils , then lowered its head slightly , as if bowing to her . |
| 4 | The thing bellowed and lowered its head again , rain-water-spume-blood-oil running from its jaws . |
| 5 | Other team members , the bull-grapplers , hurled themselves on to the bull 's horns to pad them with their own bodies and make the beast lower its head ( Figure 50 ) . |
| 6 | If it is to feed at all , it has to lower its head , so losing sight of its surroundings . |
| 7 | When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy , it curls up into a tight ball , clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator . |