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Old 13-Mar-2008, 08:59
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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to spare the time for looking the following expression concerning the “Movement of the head”. You might to supplement new one or to delete the wrong.

to turn o’s head
to shake o’s head
to nod o’s head
to nod in assent
to lift o’s head
to lift up o’s head
to raise o’s head
to rear o’s head
to carry o’s head high
to lower o’s head
to drop o’s head
to hang o’s head down
to have o’s head down
to stand with o’s head down
to stand on o’s head (head over heels )
to turn glance
to take a backward glance
to look round
to look up
to look down
to bow o’s head
to bend down o’s head
to incline o’s head
to toss o’s head
to throw back o’s head
to lean back o’s head
to prop o’s head
to support o’s head
to rest o’s head on
to put o’s head in at
to breathe down s.o’s head
to put o’s head out of
to extend o’s head
to protract o’s head
to protrude o’s head

Thank you in advance for your efforts.

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Old 15-Mar-2008, 16:59
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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to spare the time for looking the following expression concerning the “Movement of the head”. You might to supplement new one or to delete the wrong.

to turn o’s head
to shake o’s head
to nod o’s head
to nod in assent
to lift o’s head
to lift up o’s head
to raise o’s head
to rear o’s head
to carry o’s head high
to lower o’s head
to drop o’s head
to hang o’s head down
to have o’s head down
to stand with o’s head down
to stand on o’s head
(to be head over heels...as in love )
to turn glance (to turn and glance)
to take a backward glance
to look round
to look up
to look down
to bow o’s head
to bend down o’s head
to incline o’s head
to toss o’s head
to throw back o’s head
to lean back o’s head
to prop o’s head
to support o’s head
to rest o’s head on
to put o’s head in at
to breathe down s.o’s head (Not common usage...better to say to breathe down s.o's neck)
to put o’s head out of
to extend o’s head
to protract o’s head
to protrude o’s head

Thank you in advance for your efforts.

Regards.

V.
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Old 15-Mar-2008, 17:23
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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to spare the time for looking the following expression concerning the “Movement of the head”. You might to supplement new one or to delete the wrong.

...
to protract o’s head
to protrude o’s head

Thank you in advance for your efforts.

Regards.

V.
I agree with Amigo on his corrections but these last two strike me as odd.
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Old 16-Mar-2008, 07:28
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Hi Amigos4,

Thank you for your kindness. Thank you also for your diligence by the verification of the compiled of me list roll with expresions concerning the subjects "Movement of the head".

I'm under an obligation to you for the practical amendments. I took into consideration them and be all out won't allow the presence of such misusages in my language. Thank you again for your exactingnes.

By me all is of old, I'm going on just as before with the unequal battle with the English language. Unfortanetly, for the present for nothing. My violent efforts didn't meet with the coveted success.

Regards.

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Old 16-Mar-2008, 08:15
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Hi Riverkid,

I agree with Amigo on his corrections but these last two strike me as odd.

to protract o’s head
to protrude o’s head


Thank you for your meticulous reply. The experienced operating surgeon have to weed out in the time the contaminated “flesh” in order to rescue the whole system. Thank you for your uncompromising conduct.

I feel called to explain you my founding to use the mentioned above expressions.

protract = prolong, make longer, stretch, extend, crane forward stretch out o’s neck, stick out, project,

“To crane out of a window”
“He sticks his head out of the window.”

protrude = project, stick out, jut out, stick up

“His head stick/ stand out among the rest.”

“protruding head”

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