Example sentences of "behind him the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind him the tartan curtains of the drawing room framed a view of ten yards of sodden lawn and a curtain of heavy rain . |
| 2 | Behind him the eastern sky was already brightening , and the wasteland , which had been a formless void of darkness above the lumpy earth , was assuming an identity and a shape . |
| 3 | Gently they lifted the bedraggled form as Bert came lumbering down from the 3 and 4 landing , with Gilbert Forbes behind him , and behind him the trembling form of Jessie , wringing her hands . |
| 4 | They were facing a mounting legal bill , whereas Cassidy had behind him the huge resources of the diocese — much of it contributed by gays and lesbians , Moreover , the Chancellor 's opinion was clear . |
| 5 | Somewhere behind him the huge figure loped . |