Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] over [pos pn] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defending against smashes is even trickier — you have to press up and fire to jump up at exactly the right moment to block the smash , and sometimes the other player will fool you by just tipping a weak shot over your head ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She awoke as he was about to place a wooden hood over her head . |
| 4 | Hurriedly showering and pulling on the same pair of jeans she had worn the day she 'd arrived , she jerked a baggy sweater over her head and went downstairs . |
| 5 | Indeed , she was hot with me for my part in the business , and rang a fine peal over my head ! ’ |
| 6 | Shutting the window with careful hands , he tugged trousers over his pyjamas and pulled a polo-necked sweater over his head . |
| 7 | Maggie looked up , peering at him , the towel like a white tent over her head , her long hair half over her face . |
| 8 | We use this way in to stop people stealing what gear we have.Andy has been scratching around for a regular roof over his head for a year , ever since he lost his job and his home burned down in a fire . |
| 9 | The girl had a black balaclava over her head , and her hands were handcuffed in front of her . |
| 10 | There are some blacks who are born and die without even a decent roof over their heads or a job . |
| 11 | He had a good roof over his head , clean sheets , enough to eat and a bottle of stout in his hand . |
| 12 | The latest initiative is the Livingston Software Innovation Centre — this is the only organisation in Europe that aims to remove the hassles plaguing start-up companies , by providing them with ‘ a nice roof over their heads ’ free of charge for the vital six months to a year before they start making money . |
| 13 | Hoogeveen was a nondescript , cheerless place , and so was his room , with only a dirty skylight over his head for a window . |
| 14 | Chesarynth felt as though there were a huge sign over her head saying she should n't be there . |
| 15 | Since the end of hostilities he had had a permanent roof over his head , but no other aspect of his life had improved radically , whereas I had been passed from a doting father to a doting husband . |