Example sentences of "he leaned [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leaned forward over the steering wheel to see his way through a deep pot-hole in the road . |
| 2 | He leaned forward to the arm of the prince 's chair . |
| 3 | He leaned forward across the table , staring intently at Gerry . |
| 4 | She glanced up at Edouard , as he leaned forward across the table to make some point : the thick black hair , the sharply etched features , the incisiveness with which he always spoke . |
| 5 | He leaned forward across the table , fixing Preston with eager gaze . |
| 6 | Ingram was in no condition to knock on anything , although his head did n't know that as he leaned forward against the thick bottle glass . |
| 7 | He leaned closer across the table . |
| 8 | As she spoke he leaned closer to the grille to get a better view of her . |
| 9 | He leaned closer to the window , but saw even less as his breath fogged the glass . |
| 10 | He leaned casually over the railings and aimed his weapon . |
| 11 | He leaned heavily against the table . |
| 12 | He leaned benevolently towards the Tentative Doctor . |
| 13 | He leaned over to the tray , picking up the coffee-pot . |
| 14 | He leaned slightly to the right , and a high trickle of icy notes began to feel its way towards them . |
| 15 | He leaned chummily on the bit so that after twenty minutes Theodora 's arms ached with the weight . |
| 16 | He leaned down on the table , a hollow-faced man , the concern for his family , the tension over his impending arrest , etching itself clearly around his eyes and mouth . |
| 17 | He leaned down from the saddle , took off his glove , held out his hand to the spokesman nearest him — Alex McLaggan ( where was the Duke ? ) . |
| 18 | After dinner he leaned back on the sofa , she sat upright across the room in a matching easy chair . |
| 19 | He leaned back on the padded headboard and smiled at Shelley . |
| 20 | ‘ What is there to get excited about ? ’ said Morris easily , the flesh beneath his chin folding over the top of his collar as he leaned back into the cushions . |
| 21 | He leaned back among the battered brocade and velvet cushions that the sofa had always owned . |
| 22 | After climbing the ancient fence which bordered the pub 's premises , he leaned back against the fence for another breather . |
| 23 | He leaned back against the wall of the KGB building , his knees weak and trembling . |
| 24 | He leaned back against the creaking leather of his seat and said : |
| 25 | He leaned back against the padded settee . |
| 26 | But she rejected the notion as he leaned back against the cushions and took a quick swig of his brandy . |
| 27 | He leaned back against the wall . |
| 28 | He leaned back against the kitchen unit and folded his arms , his eyes skimming over her slim figure suggestively . |
| 29 | He leaned back against the wall , oblivious to the raucous din around us . |
| 30 | He leaned back against the cushions , but there was a stiffness to his movements and a stiffness in his voice . |