15 examples of head-works in sentences

If you are, say so: but as I said at first, I want to show you what steady and sharp head-work this same geology requires, even in the nearest gravel-pit.

Head-work before all other work for him, and he set about the duty authoritatively and with promptitude.

Throughout the whole of this trying day, Joel had not only worked head-work, but he had actually exerted himself with his body.

We do all the bally head-work.

Never mind about the bally head-work, but next time you're out troop-leading try to steer a course somewhat approaching the straight.

A little head-work, however, and that on the part of Roswell, speedily gave a direction to the search that was immediately set on foot.

It has destroyed their interest by its new-modelling of trade; it has divided labor, and is constantly striving to solve the problem, How to work a ship without requiring from the sailor any courage or head-work, or anything, in short, but mere muscle.

When you are practising, remember to practise head-work as well as strokes.

A little beyond, they met two men from the Company Head-Work, on their way to the meeting place.

A Company machine, going up to the Head-Work, she thought.

There weren't many moments in which to think while the judge scribbled away at the warrant, but in what time there was I did a lot of head-work, without, however, finding more than one way out of the snarl.

He'd a bold masterful way, bein' proud as ever his mother was, an' well knowin' there wasn' his match in Tregarrick for head-work.

A very intelligent head-work man watched the growth of certain Corals that established themselves on these foundations, and recorded their rate of increase.

There will be more head-work put into the various articles, but the mass of constructive material must be machine-made, at least for the family of limited income.

Again, all laundresses, mistresses of dairy-farms, head nurses, (I speak of the good old sort onlywomen who unite a good deal of hard manual labour with the head-work necessary for arranging the day's business, so that none of it shall tread upon the heels of something else,) set great value, I have observed, upon having a high-priced tea.

15 examples of  head-works  in sentences