Example sentences of "push [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As these are decorations and not toys , you can use glass or pearl-headed pins to make the halo , either pushing them right into the head like a wreath , or half-way in so that the halo stands away from the head . |
| 2 | Because of the caves ' varying depths , 25 minutes decompression was required before removing the two front mounted cylinders , and pushing them ahead through the 16 inch high Cobble Inlet passage . |
| 3 | The rearrangement of the kit has pushed me close to the side , and just above my face the fabric cracks and bangs in the wind . |
| 4 | ‘ And then I 'm pushing you both through the letter-box . ’ |
| 5 | In a flash he was pushing her away from the path they were making and into the cover of the undergrowth . |
| 6 | She felt him pushing her backwards on the overstuffed settee and she let him . |
| 7 | Damian pulled her head back up , groaning , and his mouth reclaimed hers , pushing her backwards on the pillows . |
| 8 | As he was speaking , he was pushing her relentlessly towards the bottom of the stairs . |
| 9 | ‘ As to that , ’ answered her spouse , pushing her inexorably towards the waiting gig , ‘ there may be another way to go to work . |
| 10 | The Democratic leadership in Congress has pushed him hard on the issue . |
| 11 | Work the oil and all the aromatics into a paste and rub it into the meat , pushing it well into the cuts . |
| 12 | I witnessed an accident where a vehicle collided into the back of another one , pushing it completely across the crossing . |
| 13 | She toyed with it with her fork , pushing it slowly around the plate , swirling it into patterns . |
| 14 | ( If she has suffered an electric shock , push her away from the electric equipment with a broom handle before touching her , or by turning off the electricity mains . ) |
| 15 | Push her gently on the swings . |
| 16 | So I push him backwards into the mountain of stinking rubbish , and he sinks down on it . |
| 17 | I swing round slowly , slowly , and slowly level it to aim at the spider , slowly push it forward against the pull of the concertina pipe behind . |
| 18 | Those in the top left-hand group represent the present and future of the company and should be invested in to push them further into the corner . |
| 19 | The attacker 's own momentum pushes him forward onto the blow . |
| 20 | For example , a person witnesses the following events in a swimming pool : A tall adolescent boy walks purposefully up behind a small coloured child and pushes him strongly into the pool . |
| 21 | She got into the flat-bottomed boat and tried to push it away from the bank but the pole stuck in the mud and the boat was too heavy for her to move . |
| 22 | The hunchback takes the chair and begins to push it slowly across the grass . |
| 23 | In a side street behind the Tivoli Theatre , men in woollen hats and overalls carried flats painted with chandeliers , terraces , staircases , Cinderella 's kitchen , and pushed them nonchalantly into the dark interior of a parked truck . |
| 24 | Time after time my boots lost their grip and the load pushed me backwards down the scree . |
| 25 | Quite suddenly he let go and sort of pushed me away at the same time . |
| 26 | Nigel was sufficiently worried about my feeble attempts towards the top of the ascent that he got below me each time I had to turn and pushed me forward into the slope . |
| 27 | A firm , insistent hand between my shoulder-blades pushed me further into the room ; my feet moved , but my body refused to follow and I realised I was standing at an angle . |
| 28 | We got up , he pushed me roughly towards the door , keeping a tight hold of me . |
| 29 | Graham pushed him away from the entrance and reached behind the door to unsheath the poniard . |
| 30 | Wolski survived because his brother Avram put a hand to his back and despite his father 's protests pushed him forward from the line when the Germans said they wanted shoemakers and tailors . |