Example sentences of "it [adv] [prep] the back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brookhead Smith loaded the cabinet with the gramophone inside it on to the back of his cart , then he looked around the shed to see if there were any more records lying about . |
| 2 | The Magistrate put a companionable hand on her shoulder and then , after a moment 's hesitation , slipped it on to the back of her neck . |
| 3 | The Viscount nodded , although he had scarcely heard what was said , registering it somewhere at the back of his mind . |
| 4 | He had turned to look at her , slipping off his coat as he did so and tossing it carelessly over the back of one of the armchairs . |
| 5 | ‘ We found a few , ’ he told her , answering her question about the mussels , pulling off his jacket as he did so and draping it carelessly over the back of the chair . |
| 6 | But you 're , but you 're quite right you , you certainly , you certainly have the right to say look , you know , rather than signing this now er I do need some time to think I mean let's face it there 's a load of s If you turn it over on the back of the credit agree |
| 7 | He scrawled it quickly on the back of his card . |
| 8 | Yes , okay and we 're still coming round yet again and the last one cos she 's got quite a large fist , I 'll take it over the top , round the back and this one now I can tie , tie it off , sorry tie it off on the back of her hand now , I do n't want to tie it off on the front cos in a minute I want to put this into a sling not too tight ? |
| 9 | Finally she stepped into her chosen dress , zipping it up at the back with practised ease . |
| 10 | They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her . |
| 11 | Hauser was talking again after removing his jacket , placing it carefully over the back of his chair . |
| 12 | She set the candelabrum and the tray down on one of the tables , removing his greatcoat and placing it carefully over the back of a chair so that she might lay out a cloth and utensils . |
| 13 | It would certainly get it out of the back of my Reliant . |
| 14 | They grabbed the plank and shoved it out of the back of the cab until it tilted and swung down towards the floor . |
| 15 | Ten years ago I had purchased such a camera , a Pentax ME Super , and fortunately , I was able to dig it out from the back of a cupboard to find that it was still in excellent working order . |
| 16 | She whisked Nicandra 's large linen napkin off her knees and tied it round her waist , then joined her own to it and knotted it securely to the back of Nicandra 's chair . |
| 17 | To cut-in a carpet tile , turn the tile over , carefully calculate the area to be cut , and mark it accurately on the back of the tile . |
| 18 | He pulled off part of the officer 's jumper and pulled it tightly across the back of his neck . |
| 19 | Put it instead at the back of a base cabinet or high up on a wall cabinet , or in the space , if there is one , between wall cabinets and ceiling which you can always turn into a second tier of cabinets by adding fronts to match your other units . |
| 20 | He pulled off his jacket , throwing it casually across the back of his chair . |
| 21 | We have some good news for Norbert Stiles O.B.E. since he will keep it tight at the back for our key diplomatic posting . |