Example sentences of "she [verb] back against the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instinctively she drew back against the damp cellar wall , willing herself to fuse into the crumbling , whitewashed brickwork . |
| 2 | For as she pressed back against the front door , trembling and bewildered , she saw what was in substance her own house . |
| 3 | Limply she fell back against the unyielding scrubland , sobbing and crying , numb to everything but Fernando 's flutter of consoling kisses across her face and throat . |
| 4 | The wall of the house was behind her and she leant back against the warm brickwork and closed her eyes . |
| 5 | It was still hot , though the evening was falling , and she lay back against the warm wall , and closed her eyes . |
| 6 | She lay back against the heaped pile of pillows and smiled at him . |
| 7 | She lay back against the hard sofa , sipping the drink when David brought it to her and swallowing with difficulty . |