Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lane divided the back of the Martin property from the woods . |
| 2 | He tried to wipe the wetness from his mouth using the back of his hand , only to find his face smeared afresh with a foamy slime . |
| 3 | During ‘ Sidewalkin' ’ , when the song is reduced to just a bare skeleton and Jim repeats ‘ Chilled to the bone/Chilled o the bone ’ with a single frozen blue light painting the backs of his jeans from the sewer , the world stops . |
| 4 | A combination of ground and air action broke the back of the rebellion . |
| 5 | A lick of tea stung the back of my hand . |
| 6 | I lifted his head gently with my right hand — and felt the hot , sticky blood covering the back of his skull . |
| 7 | He had to go through the churchyard to reach the back lane so he counted the houses to be sure of identifying Alfred 's door . |
| 8 | Utterly ignoring her struggles to free herself , he slid one hand beneath her hair to cup the back of her neck , and pulled her face to within a couple of inches of his own . |
| 9 | The clinging nature of her garments was borne in on her with horrifying clarity as her startled gaze caught the back end of his grin . |
| 10 | Leon Kennedy was next to her now , one fist gripping the back of her chair , about to pull it from under her , his other hand clenched on the table near her own which she snatched to her lap . |
| 11 | In many insects , the pressure waves can travel through air channels or through the tissue of the insect to vibrate the back of the stretched membrane as well . |
| 12 | Benton and his colleagues used an electromechanical device to stimulate the back of the hand . |
| 13 | Half turning to adjust the big collar , her cheek brushed the back of his hand . |
| 14 | Tug watched the back of the police car bump its way up the track . |
| 15 | ‘ Does your room overlook the back or front of the house ? ’ |
| 16 | A faint breeze caressed the back of her neck . |
| 17 | The chairs are in the middle of the set , and the audience sits all around us , which may be a bit disconcerting for the people who 've come to see their heroes , and spend the evening studying the backs of their necks . |
| 18 | A cold breeze numbs the back of my neck . |
| 19 | As David 's nose nuzzled the back of her neck , Clare had an overwhelming need to be even closer to him . |
| 20 | Like an Elizabethan tickling the back of his throat with a peacock feather to induce vomiting so he would be able to face the next enormous course , he brought up another cloud of ghosts . |
| 21 | As she sat down on the couch , Ben sat opposite her on the settle , his big body and large head topping the back of it while his short legs hardly touched the floor . |
| 22 | And I 've given you special stuff for nighttime to keep the back of your throat clear at night . |
| 23 | ‘ It seemed to me , and the team , that the flag only went up after the ball hit the back of the net , ’ he said . |
| 24 | When the ball hit the back of the net and the players ran towards me , I was wondering how on earth it ended up there . |
| 25 | Mrs Gaskell 's account is comparatively anodyne : ‘ a little paved court having the backs of the houses at the end opposite to the opening , and a gutter running through the middle to carry off household slops , washing suds , & c . ’ |
| 26 | Shelving covered the back two walls , whilst to the right was a biscuit stand containing some dozen tins , stacked at an angle so that by just taking off the lid , biscuits could be removed . |
| 27 | Something like a rough finger stroked the back of her neck . |
| 28 | The French kiss went on forever , and as the persistent tongue scoured the back of her throat , so she became aware of nimble fingers slipping her blouse from her shoulders and unfastening her bra . |
| 29 | The back went you know the seat of the chair went the back . |
| 30 | Worse , the comparison gives the back of your hand to a country whose firm support of the principles you voice comes at a cost of real economic suffering and terrible danger . |