Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [verb] at the back " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 A suspicion kept niggling at the back of her mind , but she kept pushing it away as more than she could deal with .
3 ‘ Child , your dress has split at the back , ’ said Robina , coming back into the room .
4 If the space extends to soil at the back of the wall , so much the better , as the plant can then root through into it , and the choice widens to include any small perennial herb .
5 As he had helped her on with her coat , Rupert had noticed her dress had split at the back , which he found provocative and rather endearing .
6 Very slowly an idea began to form at the back of his mind .
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