Example sentences of "lean [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He claims that Stanford has been leant on by the Chinese government and by American academics , who were scared that the door to China would be closed unless he was punished . |
| 2 | He was a bitter man , his life in ruins , convinced that his telephone was being tapped , that the police had tried to kill him — by loosening the front wheel nut on his Honda — and that potential employers were being leaned on . |
| 3 | Both will be available for Fir Park tomorrow night and that is the value of a strong pool as well as a points cushion that can be leaned on but not to the stage of deflation . |
| 4 | The fat man over to his right had leaned down to the floor . |
| 5 | " They have a first class officer who has leant over backwards to establish a low profile in dealing with immigrants . " |
| 6 | and he 's he 's a bit younger than me and I 've gone come on then give us a kiss , like this , and he 's gone like that , I thought , just there like this and I 've leant over and went just there . |
| 7 | Even Michael Bridges , the Echo man ( Kegan had leaned over to Briant and pointed him out as soon as he came in ) , sat sprawled in seeming boredom in his chair at the end of the front row . |
| 8 | The traveller then saw that he was sitting right on the edge of a cliff , and if he had leaned over to get the log he would have fallen to his death . |
| 9 | He 's not one that you can lean on . |
| 10 | Bill might lean down and poke the crumbling framework . |
| 11 | And yet , she thought , as they picked their way gingerly along under the stooping eaves of the alley that led to the rear of St Chad 's church , to avoid the running kennel thawed and filled by the morning showers , the finger of God had intervened in her life only yesterday , and might again lean down to point out for her an acceptable and fruitful way . |
| 12 | Ensure that the frame does n't lean in or out |
| 13 | Let him take his chauffeur 's cap off very slowly and say softly to me , ‘ oh sir , I do n't never want to work for anyone else , never ’ ; let him kneel by the side of the great bed , in the moonlight , and let him lean over to kiss me gently on the lips and to run his leather-gloved hand tenderly across my cheek , across my lips , through my hair , saying all the time , ‘ oh sir , I 'm here sir , I 'm right here , I 'm right here by the bed ; was you calling me sir , did you call me ? ’ |
| 14 | Maybe I should just lean over — fall in and drown ? |
| 15 | As it did so , the other two Tree Spirits did the same , the branches of the Larch reaching forward , until Fenella could lean over and grasp them . |
| 16 | A hoist up and I could lean over |
| 17 | Only as we entered the Tower did Benjamin lean over and whisper , ‘ Roger , pretend we discovered nothing . |
| 18 | Unless you can lean over without falling out of bed . |
| 19 | Do n't you lean over , I 'm not scratching your tummy . |
| 20 | ‘ Oi , do n't lean out or you 'll get smuts in your eye ! |
| 21 | The two-lane road was winding its way sometimes so close to the sparkling sea that Gina felt she could lean out of the window and dabble her hand in it . |
| 22 | If I could see the one-eyed god down there now I 'd lean out of the window and tell it everything . |
| 23 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 24 | Your idea that the King and I would lean back in indolence , allowing Famagusta to fatten and snigger , throwing away all the months of striving so that you could save your thick skin from a fight ? ’ |
| 25 | Making herself lean back into her walk as though she had all the time in the world , she paused to rubberneck at the clash of signs and scents and jingles . |
| 26 | And even as he gave up , as he let himself lean back against the wall , he was holding on , knowing he had backed down and it was over , but doing it gradually so we would n't see the change come over him . |
| 27 | He took it from her and placed it on her shoulders , and she had to fight an urge to simply lean back into the solid warmth of his powerful frame . |
| 28 | Do n't lean back on the chairs . |
| 29 | However , unlike with the front kick , the fact you have leaned back means that your centre of gravity is not thrust so far forwards , and you can at least land comparatively lightly . |
| 30 | Roman casually leaned back in his chair and sipped his drink with relish . |