Example sentences of "with [pers pn] back to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She cast suspicious , icy eyes at Robyn , a what-are-you-doing-here look , and continued , ‘ Now come with me back to the barn — we have a little surprise for you . ’ |
| 2 | They said they were looking for me and I had to go with them back to the convent . ’ |
| 3 | The chosen person stands with her back to the rest and throws the ball over her head without looking to see where it lands . |
| 4 | She stood with her back to the wall , sheltering from the rain : a sober , respectable woman in a burgundy coat and white knitted cap . |
| 5 | Once more things were happening she had not caused to happen but now there was a difference and she sat with her back to the tree trying to discover what the difference was . |
| 6 | Five minutes later , when he returned to the lawn , she was sitting with her back to the tree and , standing before her , he said , ‘ I do n't know how to thank you for your kindness . |
| 7 | According to William , the man and the woman took all their clothes off and climbed into the bath so the woman was sitting with her back to the man , and the man peed into the water . |
| 8 | She wears big dark glasses and insists on sitting with her back to the throng , coincidentally facing the mirror . |
| 9 | Then , with her back to the door , she sprinkled the rest of the contents of the bowl high into the air and out over the edge of the roof . |
| 10 | Way in the background , Lucy could see Josie with her back to the door as she cleaned up around the makeup chair . |
| 11 | When she returns to Pierre and Claire , they are unwilling to believe what she claims has happened but they drive with her back to the field and Maria finds the opening in the wheat where he is lying . |
| 12 | She 's standing with her back to the window and I can see a sort of thin blue light round her body . |
| 13 | She sat with her back to the window and Lee felt somewhat at a loss faced , at last , by the elderly woman in the opaque , black-lensed spectacles and the expensive , rather drab suit , framed by sun-rays admitted through the tall crimson-curtained opening . |
| 14 | Tina would have plumped herself down in the nearest seat even if this had been next to a passenger but Cecilia , conforming to usage , sat in the emptiest area of the coach , on the platform side with her back to the window . |
| 15 | The one where this governess is told to put on a special dress and sit with her back to the window . |
| 16 | At one of the cupboards , with her back to the room she said : ‘ Terry did n't come home last night . ’ |
| 17 | I kicked the slippers that were there waiting for me out of the way and then we saw her standing with her back to the fire . |
| 18 | His eyes swept the terrasse 's clientèle and an eyebrow twitched as his glance passed one of them in a way that directed attention to the woman sitting there , with her back to the street , facing them through the glass . |
| 19 | Fenella was standing with her back to the silver door , watching the Melanisms . |
| 20 | Anya is now standing with her back to the fireplace . |
| 21 | ‘ Apple sauce ? ’ asked Shirley , who was dishing up , with her back to the table , from a hotplate on a trolley . |
| 22 | In these scenes an unknown actress , impersonating Harlow 's voice , speaks the lines with her back to the camera or with her face hidden by a wide-brimmed hat ; at the sight of this , Boy simply got up and left the living room , left the end of the film unwatched and just sat in the kitchen with a pot of tea . |