Example sentences of "[noun] on [prep] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would suggest using paper , as this is the easiest option to apply , and there is a vast range of colours , and even textures , if you wish to extend your design skills on to the back of the picture as well ! |
| 2 | I completed my 100 metre strides after they 'd gone , my heels flicking up the divots on to the back of my head . |
| 3 | He pulled open the rear door and tossed the package of books on to the back seat , together with his gear . |
| 4 | To their great credit , Romania looked far from demoralised on the field , driving the Scots on to the back foot for much of the first half and restricting the scoreline to 3-0 until the 39th minute . |
| 5 | Place the buoys on the cake drum around the boat and stick the large flag on to the back of the boat with a little royal icing . |
| 6 | He turned away to supervise his two assistants , who manhandled the small bundle on to the back of a covered ox-cart . |
| 7 | He flung his briefcase and umbrella on to the back seat . |
| 8 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 9 | John McGee was building an extension on to the back of his Middlesbrough home but instead of making the foundations six feet deep , they were just five inches below the surface . |
| 10 | They were busily heaving full potato sacks on to the back of a lorry parked in a field of stubble , beneath a bright half-moon . |
| 11 | ‘ The Indies side of things , perhaps , ’ Dr Plumb suggested in the following pause while he tapped snuff on to the back of his hand , sniffed delicately with each nostril and sneezed hugely . |
| 12 | I was putting the washing on at the back and I saw the en the bit sticking past the house . |
| 13 | Old horse brasses , damaged wagon wheels and various other items had very often found their way on to the back of his cart in the past without cost . |