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Meanings of bend forward in English

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Usage of bend forward in English
1
The soldiers are wearing raincoats; they bend forward as they speak.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
2
Presently something impelled her to bend forward and touch Kathleen on her arm.
The Rebel of the School
3
From this bend forward the beauty of the cañon was sublime, horrible, satanic.
Overland: A Novel
4
As if pressed by an invisible hand her head began to bend forward.
The Purple Heights
5
Blomkvist bent forward and put his hand on Paolo Roberto's good knee.
The girl who played with fire
6
The woman in the car bent forward over the wheel, staring hard.
The Hollow of Her Hand
7
Then, bending forward slightly, he rested his weight on his good leg.
In every heartbeat
8
The speaker bent forward and went on in a more guarded tone:
Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
9
Excuse me a moment. He bent forward to speak into a grille.
Archer’s Goon
10
Live free or die. He bent forward and attended to his teeth.
The hellfire club
11
In the silences between their hesitating words, they bent forward and listened.
Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
12
And Mr. Harrison pressed her hand in his and bent forward eagerly.
King Midas: a Romance
13
He bent forward eagerly and asked, with a catch in his breath:
The Man and the Moment
14
She bent forward in the saddle hurriedly, hiding her face from him.
The Short Cut
15
He laid his hand on his heart and bent forward in humility.
Simon the Jester
16
Rising on her elbow the young wife bent forward toward the photograph.
The Amateur
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common