Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you want to write on the back of |
| 2 | region in terms of the general business conditions , or the second most optimistic so it 's not entirely surprising that they now say that they expect to invest on the back of the strength of that optimism . |
| 3 | Boys 14 and 15 once tried to sit at the back of the coach but were rapidly sent to the front where , it was said , ‘ they always sat ’ . |
| 4 | She closed her door quietly , regretting not leaving the Polo on the road , and tried to sneak through the back way to her room . |
| 5 | He felt the depression of the seat cushions above him as Simon Cormack was made to lie along the back seat . |
| 6 | Next on the curriculum come talking , acting , building , blowing party squeakers and pretending to choke in the back of the car . |
| 7 | We 've got to sit at the back |
| 8 | Then they hit the main road and he opened the bike up and for an awful second she thought she was going to slide off the back . |
| 9 | I have offered to sleep in the back of the Toyota . |
| 10 | ‘ If he did he 'd have had to park at the back of St Manicus house since they 've banned parking in the precinct now . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm going to seal off the back of the car with a sheet of soundproof glass . |
| 12 | I took up my position near Dod as it was preferable to having my ear down the muzzle of Chase 's tuba and Martin was told to hang over the back of the truck as best he could . |
| 13 | If your pattern is going to show on the back bed side of the fabric you will need to reverse the instructions , having the pushers on the front bed . |
| 14 | As the sun rose higher in the pale sky the temperature climbed steeply and patches of perspiration began to appear on the backs of the men 's shirts . |
| 15 | When she 'd been right round the edges of the roof and gathered all the flowers into a bunch , she climbed down the ladder and began to walk along the back path out of the village . |
| 16 | Very slowly an idea began to form at the back of his mind . |
| 17 | ‘ You get to ride in the back . ’ |
| 18 | A tiny weeny hint of a plan began to tinkle at the back of my brain like a triangle at the back of an orchestra . |
| 19 | The facility for paying all your fees on one cheque proved quite popular last October so if you would like to do the same at the next Q.T. Day please remember to analyse on the back of the cheque the fees you are paying . |
| 20 | The facility for paying all your fees on one cheque proved quite popular last October so if you would like to do the same at the next Q.T. Day please remember to analyse on the back of the cheque the fees you are paying . |
| 21 | His wife said to him , ‘ This one 'll have to go on the back seat . |
| 22 | She 'll have to sit in the back . |
| 23 | He introduced Billie to Jenny and saw her disappointment when the pilot explained she 'd have to sit in the back with the ferry tanks . |
| 24 | and I says then we 'll have to come in the back and all them dishes standing there and , and that 's one thing John hates , if any of his ones come up |
| 25 | I would really love to have long hair but it never seems to grow at the back , only at the fringe ! |
| 26 | PHILLIP McCallen received a body blow shortly before today 's Coca Cola North West 200 when he was told by the clerk of the course Billy Nutt that he would have to start from the back of the grid in the superbike race . |
| 27 | I do n't like these sockets to be on the front , because it means cables trailing all over the amp ( and there 's so much empty space at the rear ) , although it does save having to crawl around the back before and after the gig . |
| 28 | And you 'll have to ride on the back , you ca n't ride on the tank any more . |
| 29 | He stopped , and there was a pause , and then someone started to clap at the back of the studio , and George , who had been sitting with his chin on his chest , impassively listening , looked up . |
| 30 | Once the three of us were in Eva 's car in the High Street and Dad started to cry in the back . |