Example sentences of "back [conj] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leaned back and stared at the window . |
| 2 | Riven lay back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 3 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 4 | Startled faces turned as they sang , then turned back and looked at the pulpit . |
| 5 | 604 this court was faced with the curious situation that by a series of decisions , each moving almost imperceptibly further forward than the last , it had created a rule of law for which , if one stood back and looked at the matter afresh , there was absolutely no justification . |
| 6 | I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk . |
| 7 | He laughs , too , putting his head back and looking at the ceiling . |
| 8 | His bleary eyes filled with tears but he tilted his head back and glared at the top of the tent . |
| 9 | Carey swung the rod out for a cast , and Ellwood tore it from his grip , then stepped back and lashed at the priest , holding the rod two-handed , bellowing with outrage . |
| 10 | And we believe we already offer that , I think the figures indicate that and therefore in the medium and the longer term I believe that our attractions will undoubtedly benefit and I would finally say that if you er , go back and look at the history of Disney in America , after the establishment of Disney Parks in America there was a big improvement in extension of the amusement parks in the rest of America which er , the traditional theme parks , so called , in America grew in the period after the establishment of Disney Land in California and I think a similar sort of thing is going to happen , not perhaps just in this country er , but also in Europe generally . |
| 11 | ‘ It is time for the party as a whole to take a step back and look at the way in which its democracy is being carried out , ’ he told the conference . |
| 12 | Theda stepped back and caught at the back of her hair just as it came tumbling down over her shoulders . |
| 13 | Her long hair , shining gold , was swept back and caught at the nape of her neck with a bow , make-up , expertly applied , accentuated the classically beautiful lines of her face , and she wore her well-cut suit with all the panache that was expected of her . |
| 14 | Even so , as she followed the straight line of his back , seeing the way he moved smoothly and economically , the black hair carelessly swept back and curling at the nape of his neck , she felt a brief frisson of something she could not explain . |
| 15 | We 've gone back and looked at the correspondence we 've had about the News Network . |
| 16 | So all I 'm saying is , if we 're not achieving that we need to go back and look at the way in which we 're operating the fax service , have a chat with erm Phil 's people or Jackie 's peo see if there 's any differences that we can take advantage of . |
| 17 | I think he held the reins back and smiled at the camera ; so long since he did it . |
| 18 | Dong took one last look back and shuddered at the sight of the disembodied foot poking from the red jungle earth . |