Example sentences of "leaning back [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , as from the times of childhood , she rode Fenna , seated in the deep hollow of the meeting place of scaled neck , veined wing and rising battlement of spine ; a throne protected from the great gale of his flight , as safe as the rocky cradle secures the foetal child , leaning back towards the bumpy spine as she had leant before , she gave herself over to their journey . |
| 2 | Now that a reaction is setting in , Mr Gorbachev is leaning back towards the conservatives to keep his balance . |
| 3 | Then , standing up and leaning back into the shadow , she flung the jharo with all the strength she possessed across the border of flowers and into the dark pool of space beyond the firelit roof . |
| 4 | He took a mouthful of his brandy and glanced across at her , leaning back into the comfort of his upholstered wicker armchair . |
| 5 | He saw men scurrying over the yard , their faces white in the lantern-light , leaning back into the wind with their knees and legs taking the strain as the storm behind tried to bowl them over . |
| 6 | And it was new seeing her mother leaning back with a drink and a cigarette , looking years younger than her age ; and she herself felt different , older , suddenly , if older was the word she wanted . |
| 7 | Experiment with different hand and feet positions and try to get used to the idea of leaning back on a straight front arm . |
| 8 | Sometimes the actors went back up to their dressing-rooms for an hour at a stretch while she and Geoffrey stood in for them , posing languidly at the fireplace or leaning back on the settee , twirling empty wine glasses . |
| 9 | In some of the wrecks other young women were sitting : Miranda only saw then one naked girl in dark glasses leaning back on the banquette-style front seat of a big old Rover , thin white legs in heels just touching the cinder-strewn wasteground . |
| 10 | But he only grinned , and stretched his legs out luxuriantly , leaning back on the narrow underwater bench that circled the edge of the pool and extending one casual arm behind her head . |
| 11 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
| 12 | You leaning back on the chair were n't you ? |
| 13 | As Berlioz , ‘ leaning back against a cypress tree ’ , watched the grave-digger moving the decomposed body , the skull became detached , ‘ the ungarlanded , withered , hairless head of ‘ poor Ophelia ’ . ’ |
| 14 | Leaning back against a tree trunk , as though to draw strength from it , she announced in a suddenly firm voice , ‘ I will be rid of you . |
| 15 | Seb ducked inside the tent and saw Jacob Brailey leaning back against a heavy , wooden chest , his arm about a well-rounded girl . |
| 16 | He placed the empty mess-tins on the floor , lit a cigarette , and , leaning back against the wall , remarked ‘ i do n't think the Frenchman who owned the rabbit would object . |
| 17 | She gave him a quick amused glance , her head leaning back against the faded red of the alcove seat . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Shadwell was leaning back against the wall and Eva was angry with him , making hard gestures with her fists . |
| 20 | And now the Trunchbull was leaning back against the weight of the whirling girl and pivoting expertly on her toes , spinning round and round , and soon Amanda Thripp was travelling so fast she became a blur , and suddenly , with a mighty grunt , the Trunchbull let go of the pigtails and Amanda went sailing like a rocket right over the wire fence of the playground and high up into the sky . |
| 21 | And there was a man in the driving seat , leaning back against the head-rest , making no move to acknowledge their presence . |
| 22 | She stubbed out her cigarette with an air of decision and sat down on the bed , leaning back against the plumped pillows . |
| 23 | ‘ I could stay here all day , ’ Athelstan said , leaning back against the wall . |
| 24 | ‘ More like a full metamorphosis , ’ he drawled , leaning back against the huge , craggy trunk of the tree and gazing at her with wicked eyes . |
| 25 | Benedict watched him go and then turned to find Theda leaning back against the mantel , white to the lips , one hand at her bosom . |
| 26 | Leaning back against the door , his arms folded , he just looked at her . |
| 27 | Leaning back against the wall , her arms folded , Ellie stared at it critically . |
| 28 | FitzAlan was leaning back against the wall , seemingly at ease , but his eyes were narrowed and the muscles of the forearm braced over his raised knee were rigid . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He followed suit , and , leaning back against the pillows , put a comforting arm around her . |