Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] at the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were the usual long-hairs and burned-out heads hanging at the back in velvet trousers or dirty jeans , patchwork boots and sheepskin coats , discussing bus fares to Fez , Barclay James Harvest and bread . |
| 2 | Now the job is done by vast machines , which , with their great bulk and ponderous gait , resemble elephants travelling in reverse , the chute for the reject stalks hanging at the back like a canvas trunk . |
| 3 | When I opened one of them and saw English words I could feel the tears pricking at the back of my eyes . |
| 4 | She could feel the tears pricking at the back of her eyes . |
| 5 | There was the board of governors sitting at the back on this cold grey Monday and I got up and I did some Shakespeare and by the time I finished , dawn was breaking . |
| 6 | Just for a moment she ignored the by now loud warning sirens wailing at the back of her mind . |
| 7 | First-hand experience is invaluable but only a limited amount of it can be arranged and you certainly ca n't have large numbers of trainees sitting at the back of the same class . |
| 8 | If you go to one of their gigs , you will see row upon row of A&R men standing at the back in their black leather jackets , all ready to make an offer to record the band . |
| 9 | Then some grass , and a dark green van , and doors opening at the back of it , and grey flat people moving in a white square . |