Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] back against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shrank back against the wooden seatback . |
| 2 | Having settled Rachel in a corner and piled our luggage round her and left you , Mig , on guard , I struggled back against the refugees and climbed the gangway again to find Tim looking a little bewildered in the midst of a seething mass of humanity but remarkably calm , and soon we were back on the small boat . |
| 3 | I leant back against the stone balustrade and lit a cigarette . |
| 4 | I leaned back against the cushions feeling too full . |
| 5 | Warm in the sleeping-bag , I leaned back against the after-wall of Joanna 's cuddy , drinking my cocoa before settling down to sleep . |
| 6 | I leaned back against the high , wooden bench , assessing Ralemberg as a true businessman who knew the workings of the London market . |
| 7 | The next moment I jumped back against the wall , trembling with fear and horror . |
| 8 | She moved back against the pillow and drew me on top of her . |
| 9 | Relieved , she sank back against the pillows , brushed a shaky hand over her eyes . |
| 10 | As she sank back against the cushions a sleek black cat appeared from nowhere and began to wind itself around her ankles . |
| 11 | She sank back against the pillows and threw her arm across her eyes . |
| 12 | Instinctively she drew back against the damp cellar wall , willing herself to fuse into the crumbling , whitewashed brickwork . |
| 13 | He moved towards her and she flinched back against the cushions . |
| 14 | For as she pressed back against the front door , trembling and bewildered , she saw what was in substance her own house . |
| 15 | Closing her eyes in defeat , she slumped back against the door-frame . |
| 16 | Suddenly swamped by exhaustion , she slumped back against the cushions and closed her eyes , reliving the awful moment when the car had slid into the snowdrift . |
| 17 | She slumped back against the armchair , exhaustion seeping into her very bones . |
| 18 | She shrank back against the pile of boxes . |
| 19 | She inched back against the wall , part of her wanting to find some private place , yet knowing she would not — could not — move from this spot until she had read what the paper had to say . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She fell back against the wall as he lifted her skirt . |
| 24 | The wall of the house was behind her and she leant back against the warm brickwork and closed her eyes . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She lay back against the heaped pile of pillows and smiled at him . |
| 27 | She lay back against the hard sofa , sipping the drink when David brought it to her and swallowing with difficulty . |
| 28 | It was still hot , though the evening was falling , and she lay back against the warm wall , and closed her eyes . |
| 29 | She lay back against the seat , her eyes closed , trying desperately not to react to his indifference . |
| 30 | ‘ You know we were , love , ’ Faye said gently , as she lay back against the pillows again . |