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Sentences with head

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  • She turned her head away from him.
  • The third gorilla was taller by a head.
  • The Socceroos head for South Africa.
  • A FORMER Defence Department head has questioned Australia's security spending.
  • I can't get that song out of my head.
  • ...the head of the queue. [+ of]
  • Dave Christensen became the head football coach at the University of Wyoming in 2009 after serving as the offensive.
  • The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard. [VERB noun]
  • Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine. [VERB noun]
  • ...the head of the stairs. [+ of]
  • There should be no exposed screw heads.
  • She is full of admiration for the head and teachers.
  • Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow. [+ of]
  • ...Michael Williams, who heads the department's Office of Civil Rights. [VERB noun]
  • 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'.
  • He headed for the bus stop. [VERB + for]
  • The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock. [VERB + for]
  • One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.
  • He headed the ball across the face of the goal. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
  • head buyer
  • headmaster
  • At the head of his class
  • The head of a queue
  • The head of the pass
  • She has a good head for figures
  • The show was two pounds per head
  • He's a head taller than his mother
  • A fine head of hair
  • A head of four feet
  • A head of steam in the boiler
  • To head the field
  • Where are you heading?
  • To head into the wind
  • To head a letter
  • To use one's head
  • To have a head for mathematics
  • Dinner at five dollars a head
  • Fifty head of cattle
  • The head of a bed
  • The head of a pin, the head of a golf club
  • The head of the class
  • A head of cabbage
  • The head of a tree
  • “woman” is the head of “the woman who wrote that book”
  • Acidhead
  • Cheesehead
  • head winds
  • To head a list
  • To head a stream
  • To head a car for home
  • To head eastward
  • As water in the column pipe fills, air is released through an air release valve and the head builds to a sufficient level above atmospheric pressure (10 to 15 psi).The head is a measure of the liquid pressure in comparison with that of the atmosphere.Head is a measure of pressure, which is based on the height of a column of liquid.
  • Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite. The company is looking for people with good heads for business. He has no head for heights. This song keeps going through my head. he took them seriously, too, just as seriously as he took the ‘head’ that followed after drink. a laced head;   a head of hair Admission is three dollars a head. 200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses 12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves at five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40 a reduction in the assessment per head of sheep they shot 20 head of quail we have a heavy head of deer this year;  planting the hedges increased the head of quail and doves
  • What does it say at the head of the page? During meetings, the supervisor usually sits at the head of the table. Hit the nail on the head! The head of the compass needle is pointing due north. Tap the head of the drum for this roll. The heads of your tape player need to be cleaned. Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.
  • The king sat at the head of the table. I'd like to speak to the head of the department. Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night. I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour. Only true heads know this.
  • The expedition followed the river all the way to the head. Give me a head of lettuce. I've got to go to the head. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  • We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
  • We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
  • These isses are going to come to a head today.
  • Let the engine build up a good head of steam.
  • She gave great head.
  • Who heads the board of trustees?to head an army, an expedition, or a riot
  • We are going to head up North for our holiday. We will head off tomorrow. Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago. Right now I need to head into town to do some shopping. I'm fed up working for a boss. I'm going to head out on my own, set up my own business. How does the ship head?
  • The salmon are first headed and then scaled.
  • This kind of cabbage heads early.
  • To head a nail
  • To head trees
  • To head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship
  • To head a cask
  • At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
  • head sea;   head wind
  • A head official.
  • head covering; headgear; headpiece.
  • headline; headboard.
  • head sea; head tide; head current.
  • To head a list.
  • To head a race; to head one's competitors in a field.
  • To head a school; to head up a department.
  • I'll head the boat for the shore. Head me in the right direction and I'll walk to the store.
  • To head toward town.
  • Cabbage heads quickly.
  • The struggle for power came to a head.
  • If he'd get his head together, maybe he'd get to work on time.
  • She wanted to go away to college, and her parents gave her her head.
  • Power went to his head. The brandy went to his head.
  • When he realized what an unkind thing he had done, he hung his head in shame.
  • It seems like these young people have their heads screwed on right and that our future is in great hands.
  • In intelligence, he was head and shoulders above the rest of the children in the class.
  • He tripped and fell head over heels into the gully.
  • The candidates will debate head to head.
  • It was fortunate that someone kept his head and called a doctor.
  • Despite their debts, they are managing to keep their heads above water.
  • Neither of them had enough money for a tour of Europe, so they put their heads together and decided to find jobs there.
  • When he thought he saw an animal in the underbrush, he lost his head and began shooting recklessly.
  • There have been many delays, but we are at last making head.
  • He made heads roll as soon as he took office.
  • We couldn't make head or tail of the strange story.
  • Off the top of my head, I'd say that's right.
  • We screamed our heads off at that horror movie. He laughed his head off at the monkey's antics.
  • Because of his reckless driving he now has the deaths of three persons on his head.
  • You're out of your head if you accept those terms.
  • The classical allusion went right over his head.
  • She went over her supervisor's head and complained to a vice president.
  • Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their relationship.
  • She took it into her head to study medicine.
  • Her recent success has completely turned her head.
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