Example sentences of "his head [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Lucas , the future philosopher , remembered being taught Greek grammar by Ramsey and sitting on his head while reciting Greek verbs . |
| 2 | Endill nodded his head but said nothing . |
| 3 | Wang Sau-leyan lowered his head but said nothing . |
| 4 | This one had a .44 Colt on his hip and his hat tipped forward with the brim curled almost to a point , the hat loose on his head but seeming to be part of him . |
| 5 | Eventually I stopped asking , because I could n't bear the sad little shake of his head that meant Not this time either . |
| 6 | I thought it was really very funny , this long straggly black hair , he looked absolutely miserable , he thought he was now spiritually calm and spiritually sane and he 's got this peculiar thing on his head that makes him look so daft . |
| 7 | Without tucking the shirt in his pants , he pulls a royal red tie over his head that has been pre-knotted , I 'm sure by his wife , Lonnie . |
| 8 | Nor must he scratch his head or allow his gaze to flicker , even momentarily , to the fleshy white mounds bulging over the slashed neckline of her blouse . |
| 9 | The cheers spread to the people who crammed every street which led from the concourse , but Artai did not turn his head or acknowledge them . |
| 10 | He turned his head and glared at Sabine . |
| 11 | His mother Kathleen told an industrial tribunal : ‘ The postmen put a sack over his head and threatened to post him to Hull . |
| 12 | The Frenchman shook his head and lifted a silent hand in a gesture that implied " Wait ! " |
| 13 | He turned his head and spat , then buckled and retched up a thin stream of vomit . |
| 14 | But then , without warning , he turned his head and spat across the garden , simultaneously snatching his hands from the branch and sending Beth crashing backwards into the tree trunk ! |
| 15 | The Leader of the Opposition has complained that that was an unfair tax , but has now managed to stand on his head and support the current proposal . |
| 16 | In the process he was trying to turn and give the ball back to his own team and he fell awkwardly and landed on his head and twisted his head under his body . |
| 17 | He shook his head and shrugged in the stillness of the night . |
| 18 | He shook his head and shrugged . |
| 19 | He shook his head and shrugged . |
| 20 | I asked if it could print in scales of grey upon computer labels , he closed his eyes , shook his head and insisted he did n't know . |
| 21 | Nowadays methods vary from teacher to teacher , but in a typical lesson the pupil is likely to find himself lying , sitting or standing on a hard table while his teacher , using hands and voice , gently guides his head and gets him to release his neck and shoulders . |
| 22 | Like someone pulling a blanket over his head and defying nature to do its worst , he sank and pushed himself down as far as he could go . |
| 23 | Then he shook his head and began to climb determinedly on . |
| 24 | He merely sat on the only chair in my room , shook his head and told me to sleep , and that it would be best if we shared the same chamber that night . |
| 25 | Then , with his legs like dough and his breath tearing out of his chest , Tug raised his head and saw the jagged , ungainly outline of the Castle Rock , sharp against the sky . |
| 26 | Hazel turned his head and saw Blackberry on the path . |
| 27 | His name was called , and he turned his head and saw Lavinia waving at him from the porch . |
| 28 | He turned his head and saw Hrun crouched by the pit , his sword a blur as it hacked at the tentacles racing out towards him . |
| 29 | Benedict turned his head and saw the naked want in her eyes . |
| 30 | At thirty-two , he was young enough not to look completely haggard , even after thirty-six hours with only the odd hour 's sleep , but his dark hair was plastered to his head and the brown eyes were sunk back in his head and reddened with smoke and exhaustion . |