Example sentences of "back [be] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the final analysis of course , if your back is to the wall and you have to fight , then that is also self-defence . |
| 2 | My back was to the wind which whistled coldly in the wire frame of my spectacles and cracked the loose folds of my robe . |
| 3 | His back was to the window and he did not turn to spare a glance at the crush of the zeks who squirmed against the grime of the windows . |
| 4 | ‘ Hold on — ’ Her back was to the car-park entrance . |
| 5 | His back was to the waterway . |
| 6 | While he rose in stature , the Ward Development Company suffered crippling misfortunes , until now its back was to the wall , and Esther Ward was a desperate woman . |
| 7 | He turned so that his back was to the sloping granite wall and pulled her up . |