Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [be] draw back " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lips were drawn back over a row of small pointed teeth in a ghastly grimace , a shriek of pain or terror . |
| 2 | The depth of the shelf from the wall should be a minimum of 10cm ( 4in ) to allow room for the track and bulk of fabric when the curtains are drawn back . |
| 3 | And every night , before Swan arrived , he saw to it that the curtains were drawn back and the window was open wide so that the great white bird could come gliding right into the room and land on the floor beside his bed . |
| 4 | Downstairs the windows were masked by curtains but upstairs the curtains were drawn back . |
| 5 | Putting the light on would be too risky , but the curtains were drawn back and by now their eyes had become accustomed to a darkness in which could be made out the shapes of furniture and smaller objects , a darkness of monochrome and black spaces and faintly gleaming edges . |
| 6 | They had made love then fallen asleep , so the curtains were drawn back . |
| 7 | The curtains were drawn back as far as they would go , and whenever she looked up the green-brown panorama confronted her and the pale bowl of sky . |
| 8 | The curtains were drawn back to the sound of a hurdy-gurdy . |