Example sentences of "back [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sit-ups start with the back off the board , and end before the upper body reaches the vertical position . |
| 2 | His oarsmen held his great galley back off the beach , ready to leave again at a word as Eachuinn Odhar leaped thigh-deep to surge ashore , energetic and agile almost as in his youth , and much more dangerous . |
| 3 | ‘ When she does her buttock squeezes she lifts the whole of her back off the floor , but the back should remain flat on the floor . |
| 4 | Science was a method for prising the back off the watch with the aid of mathematics . |
| 5 | She lugs the most recent bag of trash back up the stairs , unties it , putrid stench , fermenting and ghastly like old fruit skins . |
| 6 | Built by Colla MacDonnell in the sixteenth century , it clings to a narrow promontory , and although there is not much left of the castle itself , its magnificent position is worth the long haul back up the cliff path . |
| 7 | Before climbing a steep , stiff staircase back up the cliff to Rhossili , I paused to watch the waves licking at the oak ribs of the Helvetia — a Norwegian coaster driven aground in 1887 , whose remains are still half buried in the sand . |
| 8 | Small back streets run higgledy-piggledy back up the hill from the golden , sandy beach and the main prom , and these contain a jumble of small bars , Spanish and seafood restaurants , Bodegas with wine barrels stretching from floor to ceiling , and wonderful shops selling leather , shoes and denim at remarkable prices . |
| 9 | On their slow progress back up the road Hyacinth lagged behind them , pausing more and more often and holding her belly . |
| 10 | It took the mantri a long time to work right round the bull , from shoulder to rump down one side and then from rump to shoulder back up the other . |
| 11 | ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll get on back up the stairs then an' put the kettle on . |
| 13 | It squealed and dashed unhurt into the corn , and she trotted her st'lyan back up the road again , laughing . |
| 14 | With a skilful lurch he gave the bent hydrant on the sidewalk a crunchy shouldercheck and we were off , weaving at speed back up the street . |
| 15 | The supplier need not identify the actual manufacturer , only the next person back up the chain of supply . |
| 16 | After a Ploughman 's lunch with his wife Pandora and 4 children , he drove his Renault Espace van back up the lane to their luxury home in Hailey village , saying nothing about his financial situation . |
| 17 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |