Example sentences of "lips [vb pp] back " in BNC.
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1 | John asked , lips drawn back in a sarcastic sneer . |
2 | Its mouth was open , its lips drawn back , and it appeared to be grinning . |
3 | He took the strain like the anchor-man on a rope , pushing hard against his own backward pull — all the power in his leg and all the power in his arms — his face a rictus of effort , his lips drawn back like someone enduring pain . |
4 | For a moment she did nothing , horrified , her lips drawn back from her teeth , watching how he turned the stump , observing it , his eyes filled with wonder at the thing he had accidentally done . |
5 | For a long time he remained motionless like this , his body arched backward , his teeth clenched , his lips drawn back in a silent rictus of ecstatic agony . |
6 | The boy seemed in pain , his lips drawn back from his teeth in what was almost a snarl , his whole body hunched into itself , as if something ate at him from within . |
7 | Martin charging down on Dobson ; Martin , eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl ; Martin , arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson 's head ; Martin , growling savagely at the yobs , daring them to interfere ; Martin , turing angrily as the sergeant pulled the baton from his hand ; finally , Martin , white and shaking , as he looked down disbelievingly at the unconscious Dobson . |
8 | Defiance made her turn her back , but the sound of a dark laugh sent a chill through her and , jerking her head round , she saw his lips drawn back to reveal a dazzle of predatory teeth . |