Example sentences of "shake [pron] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asked by a perfumed interrogator whether I would like a large slice of my earned income to be taken from me and devoted to helping the poor , I would feel loathe to shake my head . |
| 2 | He started to shake my head about . |
| 3 | I did one short sprint , just to shake my head as I ran and get some of the sand out of my hair , then relaxed to a trot once more . |
| 4 | I tried to shake my head clear and take some more deep breaths . |
| 5 | She began to shake her head automatically , but then stopped and shrugged . |
| 6 | But his mother was beginning to shake her head . |
| 7 | Jimmy was recovered now and Cardiff followed , still holding Barbara , who continued to shake her head — wanting to awake . |
| 8 | As far as he could remember , she had n't replied to anything except to shake her head when he mentioned Ovaltine . |
| 9 | Polly started to shake her head , but he did n't give her the chance to say anything . |
| 10 | But she had to shake her head to clear it of the dizzy sensation . |
| 11 | She tried to shake her head , but found she was pressed so hard against the stack behind her that movement was impossible . |
| 12 | She paints under her maiden name , ’ he added helpfully , but Belinda was still forced to shake her head . |
| 13 | But even as she began to shake her head , she heard her own voice accepting the invitation , felt a ridiculous little spurt of pleasure that he even wanted to be with her . |
| 14 | She started to shake her head . |
| 15 | She started to shake her head . |
| 16 | Her heart beat erratically at that but she managed to shake her head in disbelief . |
| 17 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
| 18 | It took everything she had , but she managed to shake her head . |
| 19 | Frank began to shake his head violently . |
| 20 | For the first time he stopped grinning , and , resting his elbows on his knees and his head on his hands , began to shake his head from side to side . |
| 21 | Luke managed to shake his head . |
| 22 | The man he displaced , Humfrey Malins , used to shake his head and say , ‘ I do wish Malcolm would go away . |
| 23 | Graham looked round sharply and was about to shake his head when he paused to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation . |
| 24 | " A gift … " he began and them hurried on as Patrick started to shake his head . |
| 25 | Joseph started to shake his head — when the club struck him full in the mouth . |
| 26 | He started to shake his head . |
| 27 | Patrick started to shake his head , when Dan Brady leaned over and glared at him . |
| 28 | Pat started to shake his head . |
| 29 | Sung went to shake his head , but Bergson brought his foot down firmly on top of his left hand and began to press down . |
| 30 | Hammond laughed and began to shake his head , then stopped , seeing how Kim was looking at him . |