Example sentences of "back [prep] the [adj] road " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stroll back along the main road , across the drawbridge , towards the first spot on the strip-a small expensive development where rich people live . |
| 2 | Mr. Oswald Stoll — who was subsequently knighted — began to erect , in 1911 , one of his ‘ Empires ’ , a theatre of entertainment , in Chiswick High Road , situated between the ‘ Old Packhorse ’ on the corner of Acton Lane , and the family butchers , ‘ Caughts ’ which had its own slaughter house , as well as a shop set well back from the main road , just west of Essex Place Square . |
| 3 | The four separate units which make up the Loutrouvia apartments are set back from the main road in pleasant surroundings . |
| 4 | They 're exclusive to Club 18–30 and are set back from the main road in t more peaceful location , although the busy centre of Benitses with all its bars , discos and tavernas is within easy walking distance . |
| 5 | Set back from the main road , the Lagant enjoys a centrally situated location , with all the village amenities within easy reach . |
| 6 | This large , impressive hotel is set back from the main road in its own grounds , and clients can walk into Going or Ellmau in around 10–15 minutes . |
| 7 | Behind the church , which is set back from the main road and screened by trees , a sequestered lane soon passes the large hole of Hurtle Pot . |
| 8 | An imposing large house stands back from the main road , known as Thorne Hall , dated 1881 . |
| 9 | This colonial-style bungalow stands in an elevated position , set back from the main road , with fine views of the small Somerset town of Crewkerne and the surrounding hills . |
| 10 | The house is set back from the main road and has wonderful views of the surrounding farmland . |
| 11 | Set back from the main road , the Hotel Royal is located in a shady avenue about five minutes walk from a private sandy beach . |
| 12 | It is set back from the main road , has a small shopping centre and typically Italian lakeside cafés , and is linked to the other lake resorts by steamers . |
| 13 | Situated about half a mile from the centre of Riva , the Parc Hotel Flora is set back from the main road , next to a highly popular ice-cream parlour under the same management . |
| 14 | Set back from the main road , the Hotel Gabbiano is personally run with pride by the Mirandola family . |
| 15 | Standing back from the main road , surrounded by green grass , was the memorial to those men of the village and the surrounding hamlets who had died during the Great War , and behind the memorial was the primary school which I was going to join in the course of the next few days . |
| 16 | cars be permitted to make the lengthy journey out to Finchley and back down the other road to Cricklewood and Willesden , where they met other L.C.C . |
| 17 | Finding myself in the coal bunker at the back of the bungalow I did nothing till the morning of dawning when maximum light was to be utilised for a rather essential cold water wash under an outside tap , and I was soon back on the solid road remarking that the hedgerows ' newborn leaves utter great things . |
| 18 | Can I put the Home Secretary back on the right road by telling him that the reason why morale in the Northumbria police force is low and why chief constables generally despair is not because the right hon. Gentleman suddenly makes a generous offer of help in a crisis , but because all chief constables , including the new chief constable of Northumbria , want consistency of funding so that they can be sure that they will get the officers and resources they require over a number of years ? |
| 19 | He extracted Catherine a short while later and turned the car back on the darkened road which would lead them towards the A1 . |
| 20 | Back on the main road , one kilometre out of the village , it is worth turning off and making the short drive up to the Pico da Torre viewpoint which gives a lovely view of Câmara de Lobos . |
| 21 | Back on the main road , our luck changed . |
| 22 | Back on the main road , it turns right at the junction in Gleann Beag , passing a complex of handsome farm buildings , and ascends a long incline where much-needed improvements have taken place . |
| 23 | Back on the main road , Robert caught a glimpse of Aziz the janitor . |
| 24 | The hour winged past and it seemed no time at all before I was back on the top road waiting in the gathering darkness for the Scarborough bus . |
| 25 | Then he drags his victim into the bushes or the trees , kills and cuts back to the other road and the car and makes his getaway . |
| 26 | One Monday night around midnight , some thirty-five vans had been brought up from New Clee sidings , pushed down Melhuish 's Jetty , loaded up , and were brought back to the middle road alongside Fish Dock Road . |
| 27 | ‘ How long before we get back to the proper road ? ’ |
| 28 | Finally he drove back to the main road . |
| 29 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |
| 30 | For a short run , I usually end at Westsandwick , taking the loop road through the township and back to the main road . |