Example sentences of "[noun] leaned [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 2 | Alexander leaned back against the cushions . |
| 3 | Mr. Mendez leaned back against the counter . |
| 4 | The little girl leaned back against her mother 's knee , staring at Carolyn . |
| 5 | Alexandra leaned back against the sofa cushions . |
| 6 | Guy leaned back against the hut door , dragging the cold night air into his lungs , and tried not to think of the anguish in Isabel 's white face , of the tears drowning her luminous grey eyes . |
| 7 | As well as being irritating , the refrain was unanswerable , Kathleen Lavender leaned back against the kitchen door , hands behind her in a schoolgirlish pose . |
| 8 | Balor leaned back against the nearest Tree and Snodgrass unpacked the food and spread it out . |
| 9 | Still the mannequins were appearing , their elongated clothes-horse frames moving with a grace which belied their tight-drawn nerves , still the bursts of applause rang out to drown the persistent clicking of the cameras , but Harriet leaned back against her pillar almost oblivious to them . |
| 10 | Charsky leaned back against the pillows and raised his eyes to the ceiling as if thanking the Almighty . |
| 11 | Guido leaned back against the stone urn again . |
| 12 | Guido leaned back against the cushions . |
| 13 | Luke leaned back against the balcony railing , regarding her with bright eyes . |