Example sentences of "back [prep] [pron] [noun sg] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the back of her mind was the thought that he might be with someone else . |
| 2 | At the back of her mind was the half-formed worry that William was with her only for what he could get . |
| 3 | She was taking eight months ' leave without pay from Coronation , but in the back of her mind was the odd feeling that she would n't be going back , and she did n't quite know what it meant . |
| 4 | Ruth wanted it never to end but always in the back of her mind was the thought that it must . |
| 5 | Always at the back of his mind was a serious actor trying to break out of the ‘ Carry On ’ mould , but while he was wanted for nothing more , says Percival , he was ready to go on showing that he was better than anyone else . |
| 6 | At the back of his mind was the fear that he had been given too much air , that his lungs could not sustain the pressure , that they would collapse as Commander Barnwell 's had collapsed . |
| 7 | Somewhere in the back of his mind was the knowledge that Legion wanted the woman kept alive , but the sight of Kreig 's ears had given Ardamal a thirst , and he needed to slake it . |
| 8 | He did not have time now to investigate his own feelings , but somewhere at the back of his mind was the thought that he was , himself , no idealist . |
| 9 | But what you carry away in the back of your eye is the image of two very still figures , in foetal folds , on the platform of that truck as everyone else dived for cover . |
| 10 | The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food , and so I called it my ‘ kitchen ’ . |
| 11 | At the back of my mind was a small , warning voice , telling me it was ridiculous to go on with this , that I could n't change Nonni 's mind , nor would it alter anything if I could . |
| 12 | At the back of my mind was the feeling that I would bump into you in the street . |
| 13 | That lane at the back of our school was the venue for all fights . |