Example sentences of "lean [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Side kick ( a ) Lean away and point your heel directly at the opponent 's midsection |
| 2 | A disconsolate group of climbers sitting round a kitchen table all lean forward and peer out at the iron-grey clouds rumbling past . |
| 3 | Now I lean forward and pick up a dead bird whose wings sag open like a fan or like the streets of Berlin under their cam nets . |
| 4 | I lean forward and whisper into Crilly 's ear . |
| 5 | Lean forward and place your opposite elbow on the knee to lightly touch it . |
| 6 | He saw his son sit up , lean forward and look at him with the wary expression that irritated him so much . |
| 7 | As soon as the developing eggs begin to move within their globes of jelly , the males lean forward and appear to eat them . |
| 8 | So I always sit up in bed for ages really wide awake , and I 'm reading and doing all sorts of thinking like things , and I 'd be talking to Ben , and he would say yeah , yeah , and he 's really vague as well , and I , I get really angry and then I think you can tell because then you tend to lean across and say , are you alright , are you alright , and I just find it makes it worse . |
| 9 | Sorge leant across and finished his coffee before continuing . |
| 10 | They had reached the house , but when she made a move to open her door he leant across and slammed it shut . |
| 11 | She leant across and said , ‘ This is all Greek to me . ’ |
| 12 | And she was going through and she knew them and er she was going into I it was her second year bio-chemistry exams on the bus and she 's got a bi a text book on bio-chemistry and she 's reading the introduction bit before you even get into proper bio-chemistry and Michael s look leant across and said , what on earth are you doing ? |
| 13 | Ursula leant across and pushed the horn herself three more times , but still there was no response . |
| 14 | Rodomonte leant closer and dropped the rock in shock . |
| 15 | He leant closer and lowered his voice . |
| 16 | The baler was washed forward into the bow so they baled with their berets , taking turns to paddle and resisting the temptation to lean forward and clout the porpoises darting at the bow . |
| 17 | The young prune wears his tie crooked , and I keep expecting the policeman to lean forward and straighten it . |
| 18 | It was somehow too much of an effort to lean forward and turn on the cold tap and besides , he wanted the heat . |
| 19 | The crowd was delighted , and the Sellswords again had to push back those who tried to lean forward and seize her . |
| 20 | Derek leant forward and lowered his voice . |
| 21 | Taczek leant forward and lowered his voice to a confidential whisper . |
| 22 | Magee leant forward and touched the man 's shoulder , simultaneously pushing the knife gently up beneath his chin so that the point was just touching flesh . |
| 23 | Benton pulled the knife free of his belt , leant forward and touched the blade to Donna 's left knee . |
| 24 | After a time this gentleman leant forward and tapped Baldwin on the knee . |
| 25 | The man behind me leant forward and whispered in my ear , ‘ Tell that guy to quit yapping will you ? |
| 26 | He pondered the question , as if she had posed it seriously , then he leant forward and whispered conspiratorially . |
| 27 | Barry leant forward and whispered conspiratorially , his breath smelling of mint , ‘ Look , Sergeant , we know as well as you do that Parkin was having it away with Nicola Sharpe . |
| 28 | The small , elderly lady opposite leant forward and poked the aggressor in the thigh with a delicately gloved forefinger . |
| 29 | Huy spread his hands submissively , but then winced in pain as Surere suddenly leant forward and seized his shoulder , the strength of ten men in his large , bony hand . |
| 30 | Dexter leant forward and saw some black marks around the rivet . |