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One can be seen taking a piece of clothing of an unidentified person who is kneeling down with his hands behind his head, then covering his head with it.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

He stares harder and sees that she is that tiresome Annie Clark, and without doubt she is kneeling on the empty air.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

For the cover shot of Octo Octa’s new album, the Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison is kneeling on a bed in a San Francisco hotel room wearing a $25 dress and stockings.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2017

The difference here is that the man is kneeling.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2016

Silver Star is lying on his side, and Marlena is kneeling next to him, still wearing the rose dress from the night before.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen