Example sentences of "fall [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time Sherif 's woolly old head , loosely wrapped in a dirty headdress , would fall back against the fly-speckled surface of the remaining quarter of a red sign . |
| 2 | I let my mouth fall open and set my glass down heavily on the table , allowing my head to fall back against the chair and my eyes to close , in the imitation of unconsciousness . |
| 3 | But not out yet , his savaged leg : and he had to turn — the door opened in on him — and Anton , sprung as a cat ; this opening , what he had sought , again flung himself at the foreman , who , caught by surprise , new horror , staggered back so that both of them , locked as one , a horrific beast , fell out against the far wall , the urinal , where : so long ago , as aeons past , Parker had first made his move . |
| 4 | John falls back against the pillows . |
| 5 | Christie fell back against the door , his eyes closed . |
| 6 | Her head fell back against the chair and she fainted . |
| 7 | I suddenly hit the grey thing and it fell back against the tree . |
| 8 | Cardiff staggered and almost fell back against Barbara . |
| 9 | She fell back against one of the emergency spacesuit lockers , and the unpowered door flipped open at the touch of her body . |
| 10 | This ritual having been accomplished , he fell back against the grass and took Cassie 's hand lightly in his own . |
| 11 | The slide of bodies bathed in perspiration ceased as Luke shuddered and stilled momentarily before moving to kneel over her , surveying her with glittering eyes , his shadow cast over her , and Maria fell back against the pillows with a hoarse sob , wordlessly pleading with him to end the torment , aching for him , needing to feel him inside her , hating him for prolonging her agony like this and resenting the control that enabled him to do it . |
| 12 | Sales in the important U.K. domestic market showed no improvement on 1991 's disappointing level , and Continental Europe , particularly France , fell back against prior year . |
| 13 | All at once she fell back against her pillows , a grim smile playing about her mouth . |
| 14 | Theda fell back against the desk , a disbelieving laugh on her lips . |
| 15 | She could feel the moment when he decided to thrust her away from him , abruptly stepping back , the shock of their coming apart striking as swift as a blow , stunning her , so that she fell back against the parapet , her lips swollen by the passion of his taking , a soft anguished breath escaping from between them . |
| 16 | Limply she fell back against the unyielding scrubland , sobbing and crying , numb to everything but Fernando 's flutter of consoling kisses across her face and throat . |
| 17 | When he let go of her , she fell back against the sideboard , clutching it for support , fighting for enough composure so that she could make some clever response that would make clear that the kiss had not disturbed her in the least . |
| 18 | She fell back against the wall as he lifted her skirt . |
| 19 | Then , abruptly , she was released , falling back against her pillows with a gasp . |