Example sentences of "[noun] back against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lie back , Julia , ’ he said at once , coming to push her shoulders back against the pillows . |
| 2 | Serafine tips Miranda back against the pillows in the position of sleep , and gently pulls the thumb out of her mouth , shaking her head and smiling , ‘ No ’ , then turns to Xanthe , smooths her hair , for she is already drifting , eyes half-closed . |
| 3 | She laid her head back against a cushion , breathing in deeply and regularly to relax the tension in the back of her neck , but it was no use . |
| 4 | Then he moved from the centre of the room towards Franca , who moved quickly aside , and sat down on the chair which she had vacated , and leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes . |
| 5 | They glanced round at Liam who by now was fast asleep with his mouth wide open , his head back against the wall . |
| 6 | Shutting his eyes , he pressed his head back against the seat , recalling the words he had been told . |
| 7 | Drawing the smoke into his lungs he put his head back against the chair and blew two large smoke rings . |
| 8 | Leaning her head back against the sofa , she closed her eyes , trying consciously to tone down her wild agitation . |
| 9 | When he did , his mouth ravaging hers a peculiarly sweet fierceness , pressing her head back against the pillow , she shuddered uncontrollably and , after a moment 's hesitation , twined her hands behind his head , pulling him down until he was lying on top of her . |
| 10 | She rested her head back against the soft leather seat , watching the patterns formed by the trees against the night sky as they drove steadily back to the road . |
| 11 | Fran picked up her glass and took a sip of the wine before resting her head back against the cushion . |
| 12 | She leant her head back against the hard cushion on the swivel chair , not bothering to open her eyes when the door opened again . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought that was what you said , ’ he muttered , then , drawing in his breath , he put his head back against the pillows and stared at the ceiling . |
| 14 | She arched her body and threw her head back against the stone surround . |
| 15 | Sliding into the scented water , she laid her head back against the cool surface of the bath , willing the heat to relax her tired and knotted muscles . |
| 16 | The move completed , Paige sank to the ground and rested her head back against the rising bulk of a tree . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd noticed , ’ he growled , and dropped his head back against the cushion . |
| 18 | Jack dropped his head back against the chair and rolled it towards her . |
| 19 | When you knit with the main bed alone , the sinker plate does more than hold the yarn ; it holds the knitting back against the machine while the needles move forward . |
| 20 | The consequence of turning an aggressive , egoistic drive back against the self in this characteristic way was to turn egoism into altruism , and aggression into self-punishment and guilt . |
| 21 | Sometimes they cleared all the furniture back against the walls so that they could practise their special dance routines , or held rowdy parties in each other 's rooms . |
| 22 | Marc suddenly slammed the door back against the wall with the flat of one hand and was pushing inside after her . |
| 23 | ‘ I want a word with you , ’ he said , grabbing an arm and shoving the man back against the wall . |
| 24 | He pushed Benjamin back against the kitchen wall . |
| 25 | ‘ Shut up ! ’ said Georgiades , pressing the fiki back against the wall . |
| 26 | The formal circle of the old regime is represented in Repton 's cedar parlour ( Fig. 7a ) , where the servants have evidently not yet got round to setting the chairs back against the wall . |
| 27 | I ca n't imagine them pushing all the way back against the river . ’ |
| 28 | He slammed Rohmer back against the wall again hard , and felt the breath go out of him . |
| 29 | The Doc pushed the wheeled table back against the wall , giving her some space . |