Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of my neck " in BNC.
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| 31 | It could have been that , I suppose , which made the hairs on the back of my neck feel like they were giving off static . |
| 32 | That seemed to have been what he had in mind , as he put a paw on the back of my neck and bent me forward until my face was squished into the table top . |
| 33 | The answer came from behind us and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck go ping . |
| 34 | A cold breeze numbs the back of my neck . |
| 35 | It 's hard to resist the malevolent allure of the Third Reich , and when I telephoned Sibylle one evening a week or so later , the sound of her rich , Teutonic voice eloquently describing its owner 's activities in the Hitler Youth movement made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck . |
| 36 | And I am aware of my past life ; I feel it looming up behind me , breathing lightly on the nape of my neck . |
| 37 | God knows , perhaps I have a sixth sense , but the hair on the nape of my neck prickled with fear . |
| 38 | But a moment later I feel the prickle of seven steely glances boring into the nape of my neck . |
| 39 | With a karate chop to the nape of my neck , my masseuse gets me back where she wants me . |
| 40 | The hairs on the nape of my neck tingled and my tired heart lurched with fear . |
| 41 | ‘ The front of my neck ? ’ |