Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ears usually only flatten onto the back of the horse 's neck when it is all too late , and the horse is already lunging at its opponent with its teeth bared ! |
| 2 | A woman suddenly shouted from the back of the crowd . |
| 3 | She grabs her handbag and rushes along the landing , and she falls — so hard , they say , that she has a nasty long wound on the back of her head . |
| 4 | But this premise was there at that time and by oh I had to go to a great extent on a number of visits and they er granted it me on compassionate grounds and there 's er I was only looking in the back of there the other day and there 's one there now . |
| 5 | Wayne 's going-out stuff , all hung over the back of his one upright chair , had the definite air of being from another world altogether . |
| 6 | Why , why was n't it enough that out of every experience that I mean like not much happens to the back of your neck like that , that 's one thing that I 'd even think about , I mean I 'm not any kind of historian , but like , like anything like the back of the neck I would think of a guillotine also . |
| 7 | Now , with the exception of Lorenzi , who has a young daughter to think about , they can all play full-time in the States — or even , were it to materialise , on the women 's world tour McCormack has long had at the back of his mind . |
| 8 | He suddenly pounded on the back of the galley with his fist . |
| 9 | The first Phoenix King made no response , merely climbed onto the back of Indraugnir and flew off into the dreadful night . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The linoleum ruptured , and something heavy landed on the back of my head . |
| 12 | DRESSES — long consigned to the back of the wardrobe in favour of suits and separates , the dress made a welcome return in delicate floaty fabrics and shapes . |
| 13 | DRESSES — long consigned to the back of the wardrobe in favour of suits and separates , the dress made a welcome return in delicate floaty fabrics and shapes . |
| 14 | His attention had been fiercely concentrated on the back of the girl as she had slowly walked away , his blue eyes narrowed in appreciation . |
| 15 | I 'm not saying that what I 'm saying is that that we must all have at the back of our minds a a sort of considered opinion of what 's |
| 16 | It 's funny , but as me , my mum and dad , all piled into the back of the ambulance , I remember thinking it was a shame it was so early in the morning and there was n't anyone around to see me go . |
| 17 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 18 | I mean some people adopt the approach of trying to d do it all in about two hours just before the deadline so they do n't have time to feel self critical erm I think perhaps if you can , you know , rather than , rather than trying to do it all at once I mean the business of , of going through successive drafts of things and gradually getting them better and better , I mean the first drafts of things that I write are , are usually just scribbles on the back of a piece of paper that 's , with something else on the front |
| 19 | he ends up as a tramp and he gets to ah son get in and you know he fucking hanging out the back of the window we had , we had enough money to move to a bigger house right , and they got this little |
| 20 | Oh , but I forgot , Buddy is a ‘ genuine fan ’ ( ha , ha ) who probably just stands at the back , looking at everybody else wondering whom he can slag . |
| 21 | Oh , but I forgot , Buddy is a ‘ genuine fan ’ ( ha , ha ) who probably just stands at the back , looking at everybody else wondering whom he can slag . |
| 22 | No , a tent , or we 've got an estate car if it 's just a weekend jaunt , and it 's maybe wet , we just sleep in the back of the car |
| 23 | Used in this way , a chart would probably be more effective because it may be larger and more easily seen at the back of the class . |
| 24 | But Becky often skipped away to listen at the back . |
| 25 | Given its height and vigour , L. serotina is probably best accommodated at the back of a herbaceous border or in the wild garden if you are lucky enough to have such a place . |
| 26 | Marcus said nothing , he just climbed into the back seat . |
| 27 | The ‘ famous user ’ list for the Gibson RD Series could very easily fit onto the back of your average stamp , with room left for a week 's shopping list … ! |
| 28 | David has just ejaculated on the back seat ! |
| 29 | He 'd noticed that the geese had just arrived in the back fields . |
| 30 | Although drastic , this rebuilding was not a success , as presumably the main body structure was weak and the car was soon dumped in the back of Penge depôt ‘ out of service ’ . |