Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bosses were warned yesterday that secretaries have the power to banish them to the back of aircraft or even give them a poor hire car . |
| 2 | The parents , he was convinced , had perceived nothing of the incident last Thursday , and therefore he was happy to relegate it to the back of his mind , and do nothing further about it . |
| 3 | These types of individuals are the ones who are said to stab you in the back in order to achieve their ends ; and ( b ) the conservers — motivated by the desire to retain the status quo . |
| 4 | so I told him to keep them on the back of that door . |
| 5 | When they give you it , they have to watch you swallow it , but I used to keep it in the back of my throat and save it up . |
| 6 | She did n't care about anything ; she just wanted Meredith to see her on the back of the Prince 's white charger . |
| 7 | Like every well-known actor playing tough characters , there was always someone drunk enough to shove him in the back with the challenge , ‘ OK , Mr Tough Guy , let's see how tough you really are . ’ |
| 8 | He said that , during the 20-minute journey to the quarry at Furnace on Loch Fyne , a lit cigarette had been used to burn him on the back of the neck , he had been struck constantly , and as the car travelled at speeds up to 70mph , the man beside him had opened the door and told him to take his chances and jump . |
| 9 | Explain that no one is to see what they have written on the paper and then ask them to pin it on the back of the next guest to arrive . |