Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ] . |
| 2 | Her head fell back against the chair and she fainted . |
| 3 | Whoever she was living with , roused by the smell of burning , had come downstairs to discover her slumped across the hearth with her head pressed up against a glowing electric fire . |
| 4 | She gave him a quick amused glance , her head leaning back against the faded red of the alcove seat . |
| 5 | Her head sags back against the pillow . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes and allowed her head to loll back against the pillow . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Ellwood yanked , and the back of her skull slammed up against the bedhead . |
| 9 | Hari thrust her worries into the back of her mind and helped her mother to sit up against the pillows . |