Example sentences of "with she [adv prt] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she 'd retrieved the ends of the rope and tied it all together , she sat with her back against the load , adjusting the carrying rope over her forehead . |
| 2 | Standing on her hands with her back against the wall , and she wanted him to run at her . |
| 3 | With her elegant carriage ( she sits perfectly straight with her back against the chair , rarely fidgeting ) and rather regal bearing , the Baroness sticks out in the room full of younger , rougher inmates like a sore thumb . |
| 4 | Instead she stood with her back against the door . |
| 5 | Merlyn froze , then turned to lean with her back against the door . |
| 6 | With her back against the sun , her face was shadowed so that he could not see her eyes . |
| 7 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
| 8 | Though she would have been more comfortable beside him , with her back against the tree , she did n't want to risk touching him . |
| 9 | She sat with her back against the log and busily set about finding the Thermos of water with hands that shook so much that it took every ounce of her control not to spill a drop of the precious liquid as she raised the cup to her lips . |