Example sentences of "[art] back of " in BNC.
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| 1 | His early comedies might have been taken to represent an unheard-of civility from the back of beyond . |
| 2 | One such example is the Grade II Pen and Parchment on Bridgefoot in Stratford-upon-Avon , where the barn at the back of the pub was used as a theatre throughout the 18th century . |
| 3 | Catering & Allied came up with a novel solution : copy the stock file on to one of the two 128k data packs which fit into the back of a Psion Organiser , update that file ‘ on the hoof ’ ; and copy the updated file back to the desktop computer . |
| 4 | Colonel Feather had then expressed a worry that children could easily reach over and scoop up a fingerful of frosting , perhaps spoiling someone 's chances , so he and Mr Doran — the latter complaining mightily about his lumbago — had moved the cakes to the back of the table . |
| 5 | Gilbert Forbes , still in his butler 's costume but without the tail coat and his toupee , was standing at the back of the group , his bald head pallid above his painted face . |
| 6 | The back of his neck went pink but he did n't come back . |
| 7 | ‘ We all moved back into the drawing-room for coffee , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I performed my arty trick with the cream and the back of a spoon . ’ |
| 8 | That increases the surface tension on the top of the coffee — or is it the specific gravity ? — so that when you dribble the cream slowly down over the back of the spoon it stays on the top . ’ |
| 9 | Chris and Caz are two soulmates who are disc-jockeys on a pirate radio station they run from the back of a North London garage . |
| 10 | After I 'd checked to make sure that the back of the van was locked , I jumped up into the driver 's seat and rammed the key into the ignition . |
| 11 | We trooped off round the back of the church and up into a small raised garden where there were indeed some benches . |
| 12 | I was hanging around at the back of the church because I wanted a word with the vicar . |
| 13 | I put the receiver down and rested my head against the back of the kiosk . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | On p57 of the June issue the picture on the right has some tall pink and white flowers at the back of the picture . |
| 16 | They have quite sharp thorns on the back of the leaves . |
| 17 | This may be reasonably safe with a very long tow rope , but if there is only a shorter length of rope available the glider may overrun and smash into the back of the car , causing hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage to the glider . |
| 18 | Look carefully for the eggs , or nits , particularly behind the ears , at the back of the head , on the neck , crown and under fringes . |
| 19 | This may be the case , but you will spend much of the two or three minutes moving at sub-maximum speed , so the further you can ride on the back of aerobic respiration , the more lies in reserve for explosive onslaughts . |
| 20 | Breathe slowly and rhythmically , pressing the tip of your tongue against the back of your upper front teeth . |
| 21 | However , the kick enjoys a measure of success because it can literally curl around an otherwise effective guard and thump into the back of the opponent 's head . |
| 22 | Next , you spin on your front foot , sweeping the rear leg around in a wide arc that intersects the back of the opponent 's supporting leg . |
| 23 | ’ He was wandering now , his voice had dropped as he struggled to keep his thread and a restlessness at the back of the gathering broke out in shouts of ‘ Speak up ! |
| 24 | Beside the stone shell of the Flemyngs ' new mill , at the back of a piece of ground it now shared with a new carpet factory , long-haired cattle were browsing desultorily among mudded grass and stacks of timber . |
| 25 | I have no — ‘ You have a black coat and a long tongue , Angus — they can hear you from the back of the crowd . ’ |
| 26 | No no , this fat old bird was round the back of Bunrannoch House , when I took wee Alex for a walk . |
| 27 | The practice is at the back of all Leonard 's writing , poetry and especially his songs , as we shall see . |
| 28 | Rita sat in the back of the police car as she was told to do . |
| 29 | When she did n't reply I crossed the room , stood with one hand on the back of her chair and watched her turn pages of colour plates of patchwork quilts . |
| 30 | If I fold it up it 'll fit in the back of the car . ’ |