Example sentences of "back against the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lay back against the heaped pile of pillows and smiled at him . |
| 2 | He leaned back against the creaking leather of his seat and said : |
| 3 | Sliding into the scented water , she laid her head back against the cool surface of the bath , willing the heat to relax her tired and knotted muscles . |
| 4 | Sheila 's head tilted back against the rough bark to receive his first kiss . |
| 5 | His scream echoed madly inside the tunnel as he fell was slammed against the brickwork then bounced back against the speeding train , his body pulped by the impact . |
| 6 | The wall of the house was behind her and she leant back against the warm brickwork and closed her eyes . |
| 7 | It was still hot , though the evening was falling , and she lay back against the warm wall , and closed her eyes . |
| 8 | The British people are fighting back against the shoddy treatment with which we have put up for so long . |
| 9 | When you have separated your knees as wide as possible , squeeze back against the applied pressure , resisting it with all your might . |
| 10 | Force back against the applied pressure |
| 11 | He leaned back against the padded settee . |
| 12 | Carol sat up , resting her back against the padded headboard . |
| 13 | A tube burst and the blow back threw him back against the tender end . |
| 14 | But at last she was back in her room , and sinking back against the closed door in a grief that was too deep for tears . |
| 15 | For as she pressed back against the front door , trembling and bewildered , she saw what was in substance her own house . |
| 16 | ‘ Chung Hom Kok , m'goi , ’ she said tightly to the driver , and leant back against the blue leather seats as they pulled away . |
| 17 | Unaware of his presence , she was sitting on the soft springy turf , leaning back against the ancient wall of the summer-house and gazing dreamily across the blue haze of the estuary . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Instinctively she drew back against the damp cellar wall , willing herself to fuse into the crumbling , whitewashed brickwork . |
| 20 | I dropped my cords and squatted down , leaning back against the five-star pump and breathing heavily as the pool of steaming piss collected on the bark-rough concrete of the fuel apron . |
| 21 | Bernard Down himself believes that the service will help independents to fight back against the direct insurance writers . |
| 22 | From time to time Sherif 's woolly old head , loosely wrapped in a dirty headdress , would fall back against the fly-speckled surface of the remaining quarter of a red sign . |
| 23 | Treading water , she moved to the side of the pool and , stretching out her arms , leaned back against the smooth tiles . |
| 24 | After filling his cracked white china mug for the third time , Yanto lay back against the mossy bank and gloried in his contentment . |
| 25 | Isabel stood pressed back against the wooden panels , trying to listen for the sound of breathing over the drumming of her heart . |
| 26 | He was sitting in the deckchair Candy had vacated by the time she returned , and for a second she thought he had fallen asleep , his head tilted back against the wooden spar of the chair , his eyes closed , their long black lashes casting shadows on his cheeks . |
| 27 | I shrank back against the wooden seatback . |
| 28 | She leant her head back against the hard cushion on the swivel chair , not bothering to open her eyes when the door opened again . |
| 29 | She lay back against the hard sofa , sipping the drink when David brought it to her and swallowing with difficulty . |
| 30 | She gave him a quick amused glance , her head leaning back against the faded red of the alcove seat . |