Example sentences of "[vb past] back against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Germans , panting for breath , sank back against the ice . |
| 2 | The pound , which has enjoyed a decent run so far this week , was again under pressure and sank back against the mark and the dollar . |
| 3 | Lisa sank back against the sofa , despair rushing through her . |
| 4 | Sighing , she ignored pride 's dictates and sank back against the pillows . |
| 5 | Marguerite left after this little show of determination and Jenna sank back against the pillows , realising that the thought of Alain coming back was a little worrying . |
| 6 | Relieved , she sank back against the pillows , brushed a shaky hand over her eyes . |
| 7 | As she sank back against the cushions a sleek black cat appeared from nowhere and began to wind itself around her ankles . |
| 8 | She sank back against the pillows and threw her arm across her eyes . |
| 9 | Dazed , he staggered back against the console and heard his shotgun clattering to the floor as it slipped from his nerveless fingers . |
| 10 | Instinctively she drew back against the damp cellar wall , willing herself to fuse into the crumbling , whitewashed brickwork . |
| 11 | He struck me hard across the mouth so that my head cracked back against the bathroom wall . |
| 12 | His scream echoed madly inside the tunnel as he fell was slammed against the brickwork then bounced back against the speeding train , his body pulped by the impact . |
| 13 | She moved back against the pillow and drew me on top of her . |
| 14 | Maisie pushed past him , and , with a little sigh , the older man moved back against the wall . |
| 15 | He sagged back against the wall , and held out his hand . |
| 16 | The door burst inward and crashed back against the wall . |
| 17 | It flung open and slammed back against the wall . |
| 18 | More bangs from the rear of the house , the door through to the kitchen slammed back against the wall , the room filled with soldiers , and in the wrecked doorway a tall , slim officer was making a small ceremony of ushering in a man with long grey hair and a black coat . |
| 19 | The door crashed open and slammed back against the wall with such force it seemed it would come off the hinges . |
| 20 | With a last tearful cuddle , Faye parted with Catherine , then sighed back against the pillows . |
| 21 | At the 8th , which turned back against the wind , his hook was accentuated and cost him strokes . |
| 22 | An admiring smile curved his lips as he rested back against the boulder and closed his eyes . |
| 23 | Flinging open the door of his office so that it hurtled back against the wall , he did n't even bother to answer . |
| 24 | Corbett had never seen such evil in someone so small : black hair slicked back against the head like the ears of a wet rat ; tiny , soulless eyes and a face as twisted and as sour as a rotten apple . |
| 25 | He moved towards her and she flinched back against the cushions . |
| 26 | She spotted Nahum Morey in his rented pew , his legs outstretched and his head tipped back against the wood as if he were concentrating on the sermon 's message , but she was suddenly aware that their eyes were meeting . |
| 27 | It swung back against the wall . |
| 28 | For as she pressed back against the front door , trembling and bewildered , she saw what was in substance her own house . |
| 29 | He tumbled back against the slick damp wall . |
| 30 | Tom Cruise puts in a fine performance as Ron Kovic , disabled Vietnam vet who fought back against indifference from the country he fought for , but somehow Oliver Stone 's direction still leaves the viewer unmoved by his plight |