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Meanings of head back in English

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Usage of head back in English
1
Practise thinning in the winter time and head back in the summer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917
2
Only since he tapped me on the head back in the cellar.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
3
Marsh hesitated; then, throwing his head back, remarked in an unapproachable manner:
The Emancipated
4
The blow caught Tawney full in the jaw, jerked his head back.
Gold in the Sky
5
Herbie the Lion yawned again and pulled his shaggy head back in.
A Grandpa's Notebook / Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Enc...
6
She threw her head back and gazed him straight in the eyes.
The Glimpses of the Moon
7
She laid her head back on the sofa; she was half asleep.
The Captives
8
Natalie dropped her head back on his shoulder; and said no more.
Two on the Trail: A Story of the Far Northwest
9
He hopes to head back to Europe by mid-June to start preparations.
News.com.au
10
The captain put his head back through the door, and Simon said:
Orrain: A Romance
11
He threw his head back as if in a paroxysm of pain.
The Emigrant Trail
12
Vera leans her head back in her chair, and looks at her.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
13
The others pounded him unmercifully, driving his head back against the wall.
The Case and the Girl
14
Then he seized him by the throat and forced his head back.
The Net
15
Finishing the last sheet he threw his head back and laughed heartily.
Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories
16
He turned to see Cecil pull his head back into the bathroom.
Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
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