Example sentences of "head [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Aye that was Well that that was on the platform when I got me face burnt and me left hand , which I think was burnt trying to protect me me head or face at the time . |
2 | He threw back his head and laughed at the grey , lonely skies . |
3 | Stung by her mockery , Frankie hung his head and stared at the remnants of his intended peace-offering . |
4 | Walter Carew raised his head and stared at the grey tendrils of smoke climbing up from the brown barren waste . |
5 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
6 | The madman shook his head and stared at the bear but Athelstan saw him blink away the tears which pricked his madcap eyes . |
7 | When the van came to a halt and the loading doors were opened he slowly raised his head and blinked at the light , like some slow-moving reptile whose rock had been taken away . |
8 | He shook his head and beckoned at the same time , feeling an unutterable fool for doing so . |
9 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
10 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
11 | As a small boy , growing up in Liverpool , I stood at the Pier Head and marvelled at the huge Atlantic liners berthed at the world 's largest floating landing-stage . |
12 | Richard had nodded his head and looked at the floor and said nothing . |
13 | As he put her back on her feet , George threw back his head and shouted at the top of his voice — ‘ Ya — ha ! |
14 | That horn does n't look too good though , he thought , scratching his head and glaring at the disinterested horse , which had stepped back on it while it was lying with the rest of the dismantled bits on the floor of the shed . |