Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I let my mouth fall open and set my glass down heavily on the table , allowing my head to fall back against the chair and my eyes to close , in the imitation of unconsciousness . |
| 2 | He struck me hard across the mouth so that my head cracked back against the bathroom wall . |
| 3 | On Oct. 8 the United Kingdom had entered the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) of the European monetary system of the European Communities ( EC ) , but at the subsequent European Council meeting in Rome Thatcher had been isolated in her opposition to an early move towards the second stage of economic and monetary union ( EMU ) and in the strength of her determination to hold out against the possible ultimate introduction of a single European currency [ see pp. 37782-73 ] . |
| 4 | Her head fell back against the chair and she fainted . |
| 5 | She gave him a quick amused glance , her head leaning back against the faded red of the alcove seat . |
| 6 | Her head sags back against the pillow . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes and allowed her head to loll back against the pillow . |
| 8 | Construct a safety bar ( which is removable ) just below the level of the lower stable door so that when you open the stable door your mare can still rush across , but her breast comes up against the bar . |
| 9 | Ellwood yanked , and the back of her skull slammed up against the bedhead . |
| 10 | It looked perfectly human , dressed in a grey , well-cut suit and black tie , its collar turned up against the cold , its hands thrust into its pockets . |
| 11 | Hari thrust her worries into the back of her mind and helped her mother to sit up against the pillows . |
| 12 | He pumped a shot into the breech and laid the gun on the portside cockpit settee , covering it with his shirt weighted down against the wind with the coiled stern line . |
| 13 | She spotted Nahum Morey in his rented pew , his legs outstretched and his head tipped back against the wood as if he were concentrating on the sermon 's message , but she was suddenly aware that their eyes were meeting . |
| 14 | He was sitting in the deckchair Candy had vacated by the time she returned , and for a second she thought he had fallen asleep , his head tilted back against the wooden spar of the chair , his eyes closed , their long black lashes casting shadows on his cheeks . |