Example sentences of "[noun sg] back at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd like to get an early night , so I 'll just grab a sandwich back at the hotel . ’ |
| 2 | With a quick glance back at the house he ran to the car . |
| 3 | It was only when Dexter parked the car back at the Yard that they noticed in the paintwork of the boot two long , deep scratches . |
| 4 | For instance on page 57 of the status report , we read : ‘ If equilibrium had not yet been fully established by the time of the switch back at the end of 1979 , then later equilibrium state Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios would presumably be lower than those seen in 1979 . |
| 5 | ‘ The parents do not get the same child back at the end of this trip , ’ says Dreamflight co-founder Pat Pearce . |
| 6 | We did it at home back at the unit . |
| 7 | For much of that day , everything is put on hold — Nirvana 's soundcheck , interviews , the NME picture session , Teenage Fanclub 's soundcheck , everything — because Kurt is n't around , still holed up with the missus back at the hotel . |
| 8 | It had been impossible to thwart him under the glare of media attention back at the restaurant , and she was still trying to decide how to deal with the situation if he wanted to come in with her when they reached her apartment — and she knew he would want to . |
| 9 | ‘ Did you see that slimy bastard of a cousin of mine ? ’ said Jessica , as they went through their undressing routine back at the house . |
| 10 | Fortunately they 'd given her the job back at the shoe shop , and she and I had to spend only evenings and weekends together . |
| 11 | And managing to sniff out of her second in command a crisis back at the office , even though he tried to steer the conversation well away from work . |
| 12 | During one meandering discussion Mr Glover wonders aloud why the trio are huddled in a fancy hotel , instead of talking to each other back at the office , like less exalted folk . |
| 13 | FitzAlan jerked his head back at the settlement . |
| 14 | An initial collection at Mason 's which raised £1,400 was followed by another at Alex , and a Sixties gig by Dave Spruce 's Kick Back at the Mitchell 's Club , Tunstall . |
| 15 | The problem was that the whole thing had become so complex — it was n't only what he was going to do now but there was the stuff back at the club , there was Ashdown and what he knew , there was the whole sorry business of his suspension and the charges against him … taken one piece at a time it seemed bad enough , but taken all together it was far too much for his mind to handle . |
| 16 | They tackled like demons and when they were able to run the ball back at the Londoners their refusal to capitulate eventually wore down the opposition . |
| 17 | On her first day back at the studio , he had taken one look at her , pulled a sympathetic frown , and told her sternly , ‘ What you need , my girl , is to get down to some hard work and chase from your head whatever it is that 's bothering you . ’ |
| 18 | With a final look back at the station buildings , Jack drove away from the scene of his mysterious experience . |
| 19 | But first , with a look back at the weekend sport , here 's Tim . |
| 20 | And next week , we 'll take a look back at the highlights of the Central South soccer season … |
| 21 | For starters , I wanted a working Spectrum back at the end … |
| 22 | All the boy 's instincts told him to throw the money back at the policeman , their natural enemy , but his little brothers ' faces changed his mind . |
| 23 | ‘ They are trying to sling mud at me to cover up the defeat by Peru , ’ he said , rising to his own defence and pointing a brave if belated finger back at the SFA . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm so used to them , you know , do n't notice them any more , ’ laughed the milkman back at the camp site . |
| 25 | THE Conservatives sought to put the economy back at the centre of the election debate yesterday by claiming that Labour 's alternative Budget would ‘ strangle ’ recovery . |
| 26 | So I climbed into the rucksack while you were taking a pee back at The Wife 's Legs . |
| 27 | To undo this moment — to force time backwards — to be again at the moment of choice back at the house … |
| 28 | Putting science next to godliness goes hand in hand with rolling back the Copernican revolution and putting Man back at the centre of the universe , a reactionary project that makes the New Right look like tinkerers . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps he 's saving on the gas bill back at the Vicarage . ’ |
| 30 | Richmann 's scowl deepened , but he restrained himself from snapping an answer back at the General . |