Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] at the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | For several weeks that fear remained at the back of our minds and we wondered what was behind the brief news bulletins which were issued , and whether the whole fateful adventure would be a success . |
| 2 | The old fear lurked at the back of his mind : suppose Lorton had set him up for Newley 's murder ? |
| 3 | ASENIOR police officer and his wife and two children escaped injury yesterday after a bomb containing up to 10lb of high explosive exploded at the back of their bungalow in Drumbo , south of Belfast . |
| 4 | A room which served Coleridge in a different way stood at the back of the house on the first floor : this was Tom Poole 's vaulted bookroom , created by him early in 1795 and filled with a wide-ranging library which helped to reconcile Coleridge to the loss of his frequent visits to the City Library in Bristol . |
| 5 | A tiny , half-formed thought rose at the back of Marion 's mind . |