Example sentences of "[vb pp] it [prep] [art] back " in BNC.

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1 And this time China 's rulers knifed it in the back with shameless savagery — then set about hounding the survivors in a reign of terror .
2 But it certainly is been , I 've written it on the back of the , the cheque stub when it was cashed because she , she
3 The fact that she would return to the same workhouse 10 years later was in itself not untypical ; many genuine helpers in such institutions may have had it in the back of their minds that one day they would become the cared for , rather than the person doing the caring , as old age took its toll .
4 She must have put the idea into his head herself : pinned it onto the back of his mind , like one of her flaming hairpieces .
5 So it 's floated and knitted it on the back .
6 ‘ I 've put it on the back burner , but have never given up the long-term goal of going round the world by sailboat .
7 Juliette finished her task , put the trousers on a wooden hanger , hooked it over the back of a chair and unplugged the iron .
8 ‘ I 've bought you a safety seat and fitted it in the back . ’
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