His skin seemed to be pulled backwards from the nose.
This pulls the point backwards, back through the way it entered.
"She pulled the ship backwards, and away from the string."
He was sure he could feel himself being pulled backwards.
This is followed by a long exhalation as the arms are pulled backwards.
Also the arms can be lifted out of the water and pulled backwards together with a scooping movement.
Both hands, pulling backwards and used together, act as a restraining aid.
She pulled backwards if I spoke to her and lay down in the grass at every opportunity, refusing to move.
Finally, the driver pulls forward and backwards in the space until his car is about one foot away from the curb.
Then the inner door opened and he was pulled backwards into the thickening air.