Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He would have joined Melissa on the great bed , pressing her down against the coverlet and ravishing her long white neck with passionate kisses . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , do n't be boring , Robyn ! ’ he mumbled , and then , before she could get up , do anything , he was pushing all his weight against her , pressing her back against the bed , half lying across her , holding her wrists so that she had no way of fighting him off . |
| 3 | His lips came down again and his hands slid down her back , urging her up against him . |
| 4 | ‘ Too right it is ! ’ he agreed , reaching for her with masterly precision and pulling her up against him , ignoring her small cry of outrage . |
| 5 | He gasped and reached up to her , pulling her down against his chest , and then with a swift movement he turned her beneath him . |
| 6 | He was much closer than she had anticipated and his arms came round her from behind , circling her waist and pulling her back against him . |
| 7 | He pushed aside the pan and went to her by the sink , wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her back against him . |
| 8 | His free hand wrenched her arm around , cruelly forcing it up against her back . |
| 9 | It is possible now to go through the whole liberal arts course at Stanford University without ever reading Shakespeare ( a DWEM ) and there are many musems in the US now which can not contemplate an exhibition without first measuring it up against the PC yardstick . |
| 10 | John and his friend then began to fight back and were gaining the upper hand when the police intervened slamming them up against a wall with their arms pinned behind their backs . |
| 11 | Andy yelled , throwing the keys down and grabbing me by the collar and slamming me back against the side of the Landie . |
| 12 | As the German doubled over , he raised a knee in his face , sending him back against the bar . |
| 13 | Philip picked up his bike , propping it up against the wall so it half slipped again . |
| 14 | Carol sat up , resting her back against the padded headboard . |
| 15 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 16 | She had been just past Luke when he had caught at her , and now his arms came round her from behind , drawing her back against him , and the response she dreaded was already weakening her as the warmth of him transmitted itself to her . |
| 17 | His arm snaked out , pinioning her round her waist , drawing her back against his body , holding her firmly so that she could feel the thunder of his heart against her back . |
| 18 | Graham had managed to untie his hands soon after entering the room and lashed out at Samir , catching him on the side of the face with his fist , rocking him back against the wall . |
| 19 | He would never have thought of bringing it out against Yussuf . |
| 20 | That war is still going on , Jamie is still wasting his life on a childhood hatred and Edward Swift is still playing them off against each other from beyond the grave . ’ |
| 21 | He moved closer , pinning her up against the door . |
| 22 | Surplus ACT can be recovered by carrying it back against prior year 's liabilities for up to six years . |
| 23 | By leaning her back against it and pedalling with her feet she could move it forwards inches at a time . |
| 24 | Slowly he loosened his arms , leaning her back against the back of the leather sofa , his granite-grey eyes searching her face . |
| 25 | A huge hand grabbed Zen 's shoulder and dragged him outside , shoving him up against the side of the car . |