Example sentences of "lean [adv] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He would come round on his cycle just lean up against the er lamppost and push a long pole u underneath the , the lights the lamp itself the glass , and of course the lamp would come on off this pole |
| 3 | I lower myself into a contained eddy of water and lean back against a seat of rounded stone . |
| 4 | His hands jerked her to him again as a group of jugglers pushed past , their clubs digging into her back so that she was forced to catch Lucenzo 's shoulders and lean hard against him , totally at his mercy . |
| 5 | She walked up the path and leant wearily against the wall while she dug in her bag for her key , then groaned when she remembered that it was still lying on the floor of the car park where she had dropped it . |
| 6 | She leant weakly against him . |
| 7 | His blue eyes studied her as they leant together against the french windows in the sunlight . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes , and leant precariously against the carved statuette that had once spouted water until Justin or one of the others had shoved something into it . |
| 9 | " Not bad — not bad at all , " replied Joseph hurriedly and he tried to lean back against the cushions in the same careless fashion as his brother while the two rickshaws rolled on together side by side through the light traffic . |
| 10 | Brass or metal bedheads may look elegant but they are n't very comfortable to lean back against . |
| 11 | He leant back against the door , opened this big overcoat and there , in the inside pocket , was a pint of Guinness with a perfect head on it . |
| 12 | He put it on and leant back against Lee . |
| 13 | I leant back against the stone balustrade and lit a cigarette . |
| 14 | I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall . |
| 15 | Chesarynth leant back against the wall , holding her throbbing hand and waiting for the knives in her head to dissolve . |
| 16 | Fiona leant back against the rear of the dressing table , breathing hard , and waved one hand , wafting air over her face . |
| 17 | I closed the door and leant back against it . |
| 18 | Blanche yawned and leant back against the aluminium bar that ran round the inside of the lift . |
| 19 | The wall of the house was behind her and she leant back against the warm brickwork and closed her eyes . |
| 20 | He sat on the bed and leant back against the pillow , stretching his long legs along the edge of the bed , and Robyn relaxed next to him , laying her head down thankfully by his side . |
| 21 | She leant back against the wall of the barn for support , feeling the roughness of the stone against her bare shoulders , watching him , knowing the message in his gaze , that look that told her his kiss could be just the beginning . |
| 22 | She folded her arms and leant back against the rail , watching while he tipped out and examined the contents of her sponge bag , and spread her socks , knickers , T-shirts and jeans across the counter . |
| 23 | He leant back against the door , his body slowly untensing . |
| 24 | The laughter was suddenly gone and a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth as she closed the door after her and leant back against it . |
| 25 | ‘ Chung Hom Kok , m'goi , ’ she said tightly to the driver , and leant back against the blue leather seats as they pulled away . |
| 26 | He folded his arms and leant nonchalantly against the door-jamb . |
| 27 | She leant lazily against the sofa and they talked a little and ate and drank and the evening progressed and Robyn found that , astonishingly , she was enjoying herself , relaxing back against the sofa , stretching out her long legs in front of her , listening to the deep , magnetic timbre of his voice . |
| 28 | Charles leant unsteadily against the gate-post and pressed the fluorescent button . |
| 29 | Miss Watson closed the door and leant heavily against it . |
| 30 | Anna leaned weakly against the varnished door jamb . |