Example sentences of "somewhere at the back " in BNC.

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1 And the audience laughed , with relief rather than humor , and from somewhere at the back someone clapped loudly , making the laughter rise again before it subsided into silence .
2 Nevertheless , just a tiny little doubt should lurk somewhere at the back of your mind .
3 Somewhere at the back of her mind , it occurred to Bernice that Bishop was giving her an awful lot of rope .
4 ‘ Are you saying what I think you are saying , Caroline ? ’ he croaked thickly , his lidded gaze devastatingly sensual , a trace of incredulity lurking somewhere at the back of his eyes .
5 Voices came from somewhere at the back — probably the kitchen : families seem to favour the kitchen as an assembly point in times of crisis .
6 He did not have time now to investigate his own feelings , but somewhere at the back of his mind was the thought that he was , himself , no idealist .
7 Although the memory of their near-quarrel still lurked somewhere at the back of Folly 's mind , the forefront of her attention had been much more pleasantly occupied .
8 The Viscount nodded , although he had scarcely heard what was said , registering it somewhere at the back of his mind .
9 Afterwards she thought that , of course she must already have formulated the plan somewhere at the back of her mind ; but at the time it burst upon her with all the excitement of a vision .
10 Matthew appeared occasionally in riding clothes , and what was more , kept horses somewhere at the back of the house .
11 Somewhere at the back of her mind , she knew there was an image of someone , but she dare not look too closely .
12 Somewhere at the back of your eyes is a show of recognition .
13 Well we just thought somewhere at the back where we could pin them against the wall .
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