Example sentences of "press [pn reflx] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressing himself against the last wagon he peered around the side for any sign of the guards . |
| 2 | He swallowed hard and ran to the back door , pressing himself against the wall beside it . |
| 3 | Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body . |
| 4 | Bent almost double , he darted towards the kitchen , pressing himself against the wall . |
| 5 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 6 | It sounded like footsteps , followed by a sliding noise , as of someone pressing themselves against the wall and sitting down . |
| 7 | Again he pressed himself against the wall and peered cautiously into the hall . |
| 8 | A smiling , mad face pressed itself against the grille . |
| 9 | She pressed herself against the wall inches away from the door and used a piece of corroded piping at her feet to ease it open . |
| 10 | Donna pressed herself against the wall in a bid to move away both from his presence and his foul-smelling breath . |
| 11 | Her head swam ; she shut her eyes and pressed herself against the wall , fighting to steady herself for the return trip , struggling to contain an urge to vomit . |