Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] at the back " in BNC.

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1 Far from creating a feeling of dissatisfaction , the opening up of such discussions frequently seemed to give them an opportunity to face questions that had been suppressed , but none the less niggling at the back of their minds .
2 Their argument a few days ago was still hovering at the back of her mind , still had the power , in fact , to make her cringe with shame , and it lent an edge of petulance to all her answers to his questions .
3 Now sitting at the back of the room is Sandra , who does much of the work .
4 Alternatively , a fairly shrewd idea can be obtained by simply looking at the back .
5 With the choking warm liquid continually bubbling at the back of his throat , it was as though his body was a seething volcano of agony , threatening to erupt and spill a lava flow of his life 's blood from the crater of his mouth .
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