Example sentences of "leaning over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaning over the parapet to watch the young bloods in the river sprucing up their horses for the fair . |
| 2 | Elinor leaning over the crazy gate and Otley with his field glasses . |
| 3 | A child leaning over the edge of a precipice . |
| 4 | He stayed where he was , leaning over the rail and looking out across the straits towards Spain . |
| 5 | For this reason the series of electric fences around the fields at Heyside Farm , put up mainly to prevent the young horses leaning over the top of the rails , has to be switched off whenever Milton is turned out . |
| 6 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 7 | As he opened the door he saw the official , stripped naked , leaning over the bath . |
| 8 | I remember that the occupant — a very old , very small man — spent all his time leaning over the gate , watching the world go by . |
| 9 | As he threw his bike into the timber shed Yanto spotted his friend and workmate , Billy Tolboys , leaning over the ship 's rail . |
| 10 | The Bishop fumbled amongst the pieces of parchment which littered his table and , leaning over the table , threw one scroll into Corbett 's lap . |
| 11 | One of the women was cleaning a necklace of silver rupees with an old toothbrush , scrubbing the coins one by one , then leaning over the bank to rinse them in the river till they shone . |
| 12 | The old man blinks up through milky , uncomprehending eyes as the father , leaning over the table on knuckled hands , spits out his loathing in a voice too low to be overheard . |
| 13 | They were leaning over the shelter putting more earth round the walls when Zach arrived . |
| 14 | The presence of clowns at the windows , leaning over the balconies , walking up and down , hands in pockets , fags in mouths adds an additional surreal touch . |
| 15 | She came to the river after about five minutes and stood on the bridge , leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by . |
| 16 | He looked very worried and nodded respectfully to the three of them before leaning over the bed , concern evident on his face . |
| 17 | Emily said , turning toward him and leaning over the arm of the chair . |
| 18 | One of my all-time favourite paintings is his portrait of Patricia Preece in the stripy shirt , leaning over the chair , absolutely brilliant ! |
| 19 | She was outside , leaning over the balcony , gulping in air , the image of the tiny goat-creature like a mocking demon , burning indelibly in the redness behind her closed lids . |
| 20 | A man and a woman watched as we came alongside with myself leaning over the side of the open bridge of Venturous . |
| 21 | Two horses were leaning over the gate into the yard . |
| 22 | Leaning over the side and straining her eyes in the pre-dawn light , she scanned the sea . |
| 23 | The door opened suddenly and a furious Algernon emerged to find James leaning over the stair rail listening quietly . |
| 24 | Leaning over the glass counter of his booth , the young man in charge was deep in conversation with an elderly gentleman draped with cameras , and she was gazing into the face of quite a different person . |
| 25 | He had got restlessly to his feet and was leaning over the green wooden railing that came to waist height at the edge of the veranda , but after a suppressed exclamation he wheeled to face his sister again . |
| 26 | That silhouette leaning over the railing of the darkened veranda just beyond her window was definitely his . |
| 27 | And while I was leaning over the side , Sogono tapped me on the shoulder and said , ‘ How many soldier you kill , Chinaman ? |
| 28 | And er one of the men that was helping the old man to do something , to repair the the these tools you know , and he he 'd gone to the stores to get something and leaning over the counter to get something er er to sort of talk as one goes on a on a counter lean he was leaning a on the counter , and he erm the the the storeman he was a tough little beggar , and he said , I 've got a I 've got a I 've got a toothache . |
| 29 | Some are workaday freighters from Russia , Panama and Japan , their crews leaning over the rails chewing , drinking from mugs and watching the passing scene with a worldly dispassion . |
| 30 | There were few customers and the landlady had been leaning over the bar reading the Daily Mirror . |