Example sentences of "she lean on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She leaned on the table — her head jutting forward , wisps of iron-grey hair sticking from beneath the cap which she had not yet changed for a wig — and asked Midnight : ‘ What do y'know of the Captain 's affairs ? |
| 2 | Thus she used a stout stick which was nearly twice her height to walk across the court , or she leaned on the arm of the nearest grandchild or servant . |
| 3 | She leaned on the armrest , trying not to think of the time , and watched the grim scenery go by . |
| 4 | She leaned on the working surface and peered at him . |
| 5 | Indolent and privileged , daughter of the Establishment , she leaned on the sill , watching the goings-on in the street , and listened to the sounds of paper sliding on paper . |
| 6 | I can only guess that for erm some reason the bolts on the back of the chair fell off , or came lose and when she sat on it she leaned on the back , in an unusual position and fell through ! |
| 7 | She leaned on the side of the shell , trying to ignore the fact that already she was shivering . |
| 8 | She leaned on the files , making her sleeves grey with dust , looking up at the pale blue patches appearing and disappearing above the rooftops outside the window . |
| 9 | She leaned on the handle of the door . |
| 10 | She leaned on the fence , wrapped her coat more closely round her body and tried to assimilate something of the tranquillity of the night , but all she could think of was the hurt in Barney 's eyes and the stiffness of his voice . |
| 11 | She leaned on the wide sill , looking out with longing at the part of Gullholm visible from the window . |