Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] back against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British people are fighting back against the shoddy treatment with which we have put up for so long . |
| 2 | I waded along to Harry who was sagging back against the corner , his head lolling only just above the surface . |
| 3 | I was fighting back against the cancer by diet , relaxation , visualization and hugging a Populus alba , but I needed even more . |
| 4 | Shadwell was leaning back against the wall and Eva was angry with him , making hard gestures with her fists . |
| 5 | And now the Trunchbull was leaning back against the weight of the whirling girl and pivoting expertly on her toes , spinning round and round , and soon Amanda Thripp was travelling so fast she became a blur , and suddenly , with a mighty grunt , the Trunchbull let go of the pigtails and Amanda went sailing like a rocket right over the wire fence of the playground and high up into the sky . |
| 6 | FitzAlan was leaning back against the wall , seemingly at ease , but his eyes were narrowed and the muscles of the forearm braced over his raised knee were rigid . |
| 7 | He was lounging back against the tree trunk a few yards away , consulting his compass and studying the map intently . |