Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] back against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa sank back against the sofa , despair rushing through her . |
| 2 | Frankie pulled back against the hand that gripped him . |
| 3 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 4 | Shannon lay back against the pillows , squeezing her eyes tight shut , as though that could block out the awful truth . |
| 5 | Alexander leaned back against the cushions . |
| 6 | Mr. Mendez leaned back against the counter . |
| 7 | Jackson shrank back against the wall , terror on his face . |
| 8 | Theda fell back against the desk , a disbelieving laugh on her lips . |
| 9 | Benedict watched him go and then turned to find Theda leaning back against the mantel , white to the lips , one hand at her bosom . |
| 10 | Cardiff shrank back against the staircase . |
| 11 | Duvall settled back against the reception counter as Pearce continued to shake water from his greatcoat , but the others were silent . |
| 12 | Sara lay back against the car seat unresisting , and looked up Into his face . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Christie fell back against the door , his eyes closed . |
| 15 | Sarah lay back against the pillows , her face drenched with sweat . |
| 16 | Marguerite left after this little show of determination and Jenna sank back against the pillows , realising that the thought of Alain coming back was a little worrying . |
| 17 | Fiona leant back against the rear of the dressing table , breathing hard , and waved one hand , wafting air over her face . |
| 18 | Kate lay back against the pillows , her hair framing her face in a golden aureole . |
| 19 | Bill leans back against the bed by John 's feet . |
| 20 | Alexandra leaned back against the sofa cushions . |
| 21 | Cranston slouched back against the wall . |
| 22 | After filling his cracked white china mug for the third time , Yanto lay back against the mossy bank and gloried in his contentment . |
| 23 | Guy leaned back against the hut door , dragging the cold night air into his lungs , and tried not to think of the anguish in Isabel 's white face , of the tears drowning her luminous grey eyes . |
| 24 | Seb ducked inside the tent and saw Jacob Brailey leaning back against a heavy , wooden chest , his arm about a well-rounded girl . |
| 25 | Ashley slumped back against the cushions . |
| 26 | Paul leans back against the cupboards . |
| 27 | Balor leaned back against the nearest Tree and Snodgrass unpacked the food and spread it out . |
| 28 | Jimmy slouched back against the wall , and Cardiff was surprised to see a look of real concern on Rohmer 's face as he moved forward and pulled Jimmy away from it . |
| 29 | John falls back against the pillows . |
| 30 | Chesarynth leant back against the wall , holding her throbbing hand and waiting for the knives in her head to dissolve . |