Example sentences of "lean [adv prt] 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 | " 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 . |
| 5 | Brass or metal bedheads may look elegant but they are n't very comfortable to lean back against . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He put it on and leant back against Lee . |
| 8 | I leant back against the stone balustrade and lit a cigarette . |
| 9 | I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall . |
| 10 | Chesarynth leant back against the wall , holding her throbbing hand and waiting for the knives in her head to dissolve . |
| 11 | Fiona leant back against the rear of the dressing table , breathing hard , and waved one hand , wafting air over her face . |
| 12 | I closed the door and leant back against it . |
| 13 | Blanche yawned and leant back against the aluminium bar that ran round the inside of the lift . |
| 14 | The wall of the house was behind her and she leant back against the warm brickwork and closed her eyes . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He leant back against the door , his body slowly untensing . |
| 19 | The laughter was suddenly gone and a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth as she closed the door after her and leant back against it . |
| 20 | ‘ Chung Hom Kok , m'goi , ’ she said tightly to the driver , and leant back against the blue leather seats as they pulled away . |
| 21 | He leans back against the wall , seeing his face in the cracked , diamond-shaped mirror and he sifts through his thoughts , trying to hold back the vitriol while searching his face for yet more mutations . |
| 22 | He leans back against the mantelpiece with his coffee , mastering the situation , a man of the world entertaining his oldest friend in his mistress 's house . |
| 23 | Paul leans back against the cupboards . |
| 24 | Bill leans back against the bed by John 's feet . |
| 25 | Jamie leans back against his grey pillows , his eyes closed and his face screwed up . |
| 26 | She leaned back against the seat , her hands pressed between her own legs . |
| 27 | As well as being irritating , the refrain was unanswerable , Kathleen Lavender leaned back against the kitchen door , hands behind her in a schoolgirlish pose . |
| 28 | Charsky leaned back against the pillows and raised his eyes to the ceiling as if thanking the Almighty . |
| 29 | I sat down on the bench and leaned back against the wall . |
| 30 | After climbing the ancient fence which bordered the pub 's premises , he leaned back against the fence for another breather . |