Example sentences of "'s [noun] behind [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could feel her mother 's presence behind her but she refused to turn round or even to raise her head . |
| 2 | Above the rustle and thud of the hooves , he could hear the voices of Tuathal 's riders behind him calling to one another , quipping breathlessly , their voices still surprised . |
| 3 | Howard , a day 's march behind them , dispatched forty-three troopers under Lieutenant G. Bacon east to Targhee Pass to intercept the Nez Perce if they turned north for the Crow country . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , you know now , ’ snapped his adversary , his tall person almost entirely concealing Theda 's figure behind him where he had moved to protect her . |
| 5 | As I walked through the waves , I pulled the enemy 's warships behind me . |
| 6 | But now Duvall had the time , the training , the balance and the strength to deliver a kick to Jimmy 's midriff ; a controlled kick that had all of Duvall 's force behind it , from the hip . |
| 7 | ‘ Look who 's here ! ’ she said unnecessarily as she entered Faye 's bedroom behind him . |
| 8 | He heard the other 's laughter behind him . |
| 9 | He sensed de Craon 's comrades behind him , tense , expectant , ready to act . |
| 10 | ‘ I know , ’ said Vic , striding past her and shutting the door of Prendergast 's room behind him . |
| 11 | With Bosch 's name behind it , Travel Pilot may sell where Navigator failed ; if so , mass-market systems can not be far behind . |
| 12 | Marie 's standing behind me and we 're both looking in the mirror on the inside of the wardrobe . |
| 13 | On the other hand , I do n't think he 'll get far without uncle 's boot behind him . ’ |
| 14 | PRINCESS Diana put the royal family 's agony behind her yesterday … to comfort the dying . |
| 15 | And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose , ’ said Miss Martindale 's voice behind her , ‘ you want an extra twopence for that . ’ |
| 17 | She was just reaching for her boots when Travis 's voice behind her made her jump violently . |
| 18 | I caught a man 's voice behind him , low , authoritative , then the link was cut . |
| 19 | Endill was wandering about hunting for his friends when he heard Matron 's voice behind him . |
| 20 | ‘ Get movin' , boy , ’ barked Tom 's voice behind him . |
| 21 | Then a man 's voice behind me called , ‘ One minute , please , Nurse . ’ |
| 22 | I was in the sitting-room with the baby , when I was surprised to hear a girl 's voice behind me . |
| 23 | " I have to say that I 'm proud of the manner in which my side put this morning 's results behind them . |
| 24 | All this requires bankers to worry less about putting yesterday 's mistakes behind them and more about learning — indeed , profiting — from those errors . |
| 25 | St Martin 's summer behind us … |
| 26 | Meanwhile they 've expressed hope that all concerned will be left alone to put Hannah 's death behind them . |
| 27 | Meanwhile they 've expressed hope that all concerned will be left alone to put Hannah 's death behind them . |
| 28 | With several well-attended Irish women 's conferences behind us , a well-resourced and staffed Irish Women 's Centre , many autonomous groups and campaigns operating all over London and in other parts of England , I will say with strength and pride that Irish women , whether heterosexual or lesbian , from Anne Devlin to Bernadette , remain the ‘ unmanageable revolutionaires ’ they/we have always been . |