Example sentences of "leaning against the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tall , dark figure in the shadows , leaning against the bole . |
| 2 | Theodora , leaning against the balustrade which crowned the tower of St Benet 's church , glimpsed George 's red T-shirt in the distance . |
| 3 | Only then did he see the thin figure of Louis leaning against the saloon bulkhead . |
| 4 | He stood with his back to the sitting-room door , leaning against the door-frame . |
| 5 | Claudia said , glancing at the watchful man , who was leaning against the door-frame as if to prevent any thought of escape she might have . |
| 6 | He was leaning against the casualty department door leering at the nurse who was dabbing gently at the three parallel scratches on Martin 's face . |
| 7 | The tall man had been leaning against the stable 's open gates , but straightened up as Lucille appeared from the house . |
| 8 | When Sally got off the bus he was waiting for her , leaning against the bonnet , smoking a cigarette and looking more than ever the dashing young man-about-town . |
| 9 | He was leaning against the rail smoking a cigarette and staring with an air of melancholy towards the distant island . |
| 10 | Eventually Corbett decided to stay there , leaning against the rail , watching the day break above him . |
| 11 | The deck was crowded and several passengers leaning against the rail waved a greeting . |
| 12 | Tossing her sunglasses and some local currency into a tote bag , she found herself having to make a dash up to the top deck , arriving to find Niall leaning against the rail . |
| 13 | He opened the door quietly and for one second saw her unobserved , leaning against the stove at the end of the hall , her model on the seat beside her . |
| 14 | She was leaning against the corridor wall , stunned . |
| 15 | A woman was leaning against the door of one of the houses , her gaudily painted face revealing her trade . |
| 16 | When Pascoe looked into the hallway , he saw Singer leaning against the door of his room , his back half-turned . |
| 17 | He is leaning against the door , smiling at me . |
| 18 | Leaning against the door , she forced her weary fuddled brain to work . |
| 19 | Lewis was leaning against the door . |
| 20 | But , as she trailed after him into their own bedroom , leaning against the door while he quickly packed his case , she realised that she 'd already lost him . |
| 21 | ‘ Goodnight , ’ she answered , and went swiftly to her room , to spend some minutes leaning against the door with a dreamy smile on her face . |
| 22 | He had his hands clasped behind his head and was leaning against the head-rest behind him so that his tanned throat was exposed . |
| 23 | A group of men were leaning against the bar , their backs to the doorway . |
| 24 | Pyke was leaning against the bar with Marlene , sipping a half of lager . |
| 25 | Luke was leaning against the bar as she went down the stairs . |
| 26 | Leaning against the desk he watched Michael 's face as he opened the box . |
| 27 | I hissed , closing my eyes and leaning against the lintel of the stable . |
| 28 | In this case , the reality of ( say ) of an orange being behind the breadboard is different from the appearance — which is that of a breadboard leaning against the kitchen wall . |
| 29 | Do you leave a ladder in the greenhouse or garden shed or leaning against the kitchen wall ? |
| 30 | He looked at the small , wooden stake leaning against the scaffold . |