Example sentences of "poke [pos pn] [noun sg] around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mammy Crystal poked her head around her door to shout . |
| 2 | Ace poked her head around the stone with the idea of following , but covering fire from Richmann blasted chunks from the stone and forced her to duck back again . |
| 3 | She was nearly finished — polishing the taps — when Bryony poked her head around the half-open door . |
| 4 | Herr Nordern told him , barking savagely at an innocent Paul who poked his head around the door to ask what time they wanted lunch . |
| 5 | ‘ God , Sister , ’ he poked his head around the jamb of the door , ‘ That Arty fellow is acting terrible strange . |
| 6 | James poked his head around the door of the office adjacent to Stephen 's . |
| 7 | The ‘ interview room ’ door opened again and Sergeant Lawrence poked his head around the corner . |
| 8 | Catching wind of the disturbance , he poked his head around the door and in his early-morning voice , like a flute with catarrh , he threw the inquiry in the direction of Mr Crumwallis . |
| 9 | As Zen approached his office , the inspector who had been trying to trace Ubaldo Valesio 's movements poked his head around the door of the next room . |
| 10 | I made my way through the crowds to Farr 's in Brown Street , managed to get right up to the entrance and poke my head around the door to see what was going on . |