He was about to tell the whole story, but his mother shook her head.

Mother always shook her head in wonder when she told me that.

His mother shook her head as the others all laughed.

His mother took a deep breath and shook her head.

Mother looked at the clumsy old thing and shook her head.

My mother just shook her head and kept on sobbing.

She sighed loudly, the way our mother often did, and shook her head.

The mother shook her head, and reminded him how often he had been disappointed already.

Her mother shook her head and went back to the car.

The child's mother just shook her head in obvious disdain.