Example sentences of "[v-ing] she back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , do n't be boring , Robyn ! ’ he mumbled , and then , before she could get up , do anything , he was pushing all his weight against her , pressing her back against the bed , half lying across her , holding her wrists so that she had no way of fighting him off . |
| 2 | Now Henry thought about it , she seemed to enter rooms which he was in carefully , keeping her back to the wall ; if he got close to her , she nearly always moved away quickly , usually making sure their bodies did not touch . |
| 3 | She was in the cafeteria a short while later , steadfastly keeping her back to the huge windows with their wonderful view of the skiers outside , when a hand descended on to her shoulder , making her start in alarm . |
| 4 | Along with a Chinese freelance photographer , Cavell had called for her that morning and whisked her round some of Taipei 's famous landmarks , the all-marble Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial , a colourful Buddhist temple , and the Grand Hotel with its magnificent Chinese architecture , pausing only long enough at each for the young man to take the photos that would help introduce Maria to the Taipei public , before escorting her back to the apartment and approving the outfit she planned to wear to the dinner the radio station was hosting for the rest of the local media that night . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |
| 6 | ‘ Come along , Emily , dear , ’ Aunt Sophie was at her side , catching her arm , leading her back into the centre of the room where the vicar stood over the coffin , ready to pay his last respects to Thomas Grenfell . |
| 7 | ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa . |
| 8 | He took hold of her by the shoulders and began to shake her with all his strength , forcing her back through the hall towards the staircase . |
| 9 | I was still holding her back from the window , and wondering what to do next , when Mr Edgar entered . |
| 10 | Then they started calling her back to the bridge game . |
| 11 | However , she realised that these matters would just have to take their course , although she must also remember she did n't have unlimited time at her disposal , because her father would be expecting her back at the office . |
| 12 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
| 13 | Merrill 's inner sensors caught the onslaught , and her heart lurched , tipping her back into the treacherous quicksands of desire and suspicion . |
| 14 | In savannah trees , the male advertises the nest and pursues a female that approaches him , bringing her back to the nest after a chase . |
| 15 | Rune 's pleasant voice penetrated her thoughts , bringing her back to the present with a small start . |
| 16 | Carol sat up , resting her back against the padded headboard . |
| 17 | At the house door she left the candle burning upon a shelf within , and took him by the hand to lead him across the stones of the court to the wicket gate ; but he halted her suddenly , drawing her back within the shelter of the doorway . |
| 18 | I regressed Carol to the night of the crime , taking her back to the outing to the cinema rather than straight to the heart of the distressing incident . |
| 19 | ‘ Iris is all in and I 'm taking her back to the Lion d'Or for dinner . |
| 20 | Michele caught her and , carrying her back into the living-room , put her down on the long couch . |
| 21 | I did n't want to have to keep carrying her back to the same perch for the rest of her life , although she did occasionally fly to the perch herself , she was so used to it . |
| 22 | Slowly he loosened his arms , leaning her back against the back of the leather sofa , his granite-grey eyes searching her face . |
| 23 | He caught her , steering her back to the bed , bundling her in , dressing gown and all . |
| 24 | I not only require total dependence , sabiha tieghi , ’ he teased , steering her back to the shadowy bed , and drawing her into his arms against the rumpled linen sheets . |
| 25 | Catching her hand , he began tugging her back towards the car . |
| 26 | ‘ Look , Jannie , ’ he said reasonably , following her back to the kitchen , ‘ just tell me what it is you 're going on about . |