He was silent; but she had an inexplicable feeling that the green eyes were drawing her gradually, mercilessly, against her will.
And yet whenever she recalled any one of these details, she found her heart beating up against her throat as though it would choke her.
She flung the question almost angrily, as though she uttered it against her will.
Frau Traut started, and vehemently forbade Barbara to say even one word more about the boy if she did not wish her to show her the door and close it against her forever.
Although, in his wrath he had accused Amine, and had procured the necessary witnesses against her, he now felt uneasy and perplexed.
The honour of England does not consist in defending every English officer or English subject, right or wrong, but in taking care that she does not infringe the rules of justice, and that they are not infringed against her.
The little Queen I pity so much, for the poor child dislikes her cousin, and she is said to have consented against her will.
How often had she thought of that, while her conscience was pleading hard against her!
My belief is that Lady Mason behaved very well all through, though they say very bitter things against her at Noningsby.
The charge they have brought forward against her is that of perjury--of having given false evidence twenty years ago in a court of law.
She lifted the hand she had taken and laid it against her cheek.
Then Columbus came pushing and nuzzling against her, full of tender enquiries and congratulations; and something that she did not fully understand made her turn and clasp him closely with a sudden rush of tears.
And as the queen uttered these words, she started and pressed her hand against her heart.
Fate is against her, and I am afraid it will compel me--ah, let us not dare to pry into the future.
Josephine uttered a joyous cry, and sat down on the emperor's knees, pressing his head with her armsagainst her bosom.
Her glorious arms are round you, raising you up against her heart!
He uttered a queer, unsteady laugh and leaned his head against her.
She drew his hand down gently over her shoulder, and held itagainst her cheek.
Avery stood quite motionless with her heart beating up against her throat, and a tragic sense of trespass overwhelming her.
Her husband had told her that she was to be banished from the Clock House because her present hostess was unable to endure her misconduct, and of course she demanded the reasons of the charge that was thus brought against her.
But she was at last beaten out of this purpose by Nora's argument, that all the world would be against her if she refused to see her husband's old friend.
She then lay awake for quite a long while, wondering why Miss Toombs had been against her going to Melkbridge.
But there was nothing to take her back before morning; against her wishes, she had been constrained to spend the night at Looe.
But Mavis scarcely listened to the girl's questions; she was wondering why, first of all, Miss Toombs and then Windebank should be against hergoing to Melkbridge.
One arm was clasped about Regina's waist, and the flushed face was pressedagainst her side.
One hand hung listlessly at her side, the other clasped the drooping lily and held it against her heart.
I am heartily glad that at last the truth has been discovered, and that it fully exonerated your mother from all connection with the theft; for I confess the circumstances prejudiced me against her.
Mary acknowledges that the circumstantial evidence against her was so overwhelming, she was almost staggered herself, asking if she could be guiltless with such proofs against her.
If you don't think so, let me show you what the detectives have against her.
They rode home through the early morning, Lilly insisting upon a taxicab and Harry lying back, quite frankly spent, against her arm.
She would break suddenly into loud and unexpected fits of crying, crushing her palms up against her mouth; would waken from a light doze beside the bed, on the shriek of a nightmare, and have literally to be dragged from the room.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "against her" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
