Example sentences of "[pron] went [adv prt] behind the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went in behind the screen and discovered the old lady 's body half immersed in a tub of water . |
| 2 | It went down behind the wave , but then it came up again . |
| 3 | I was amazed by what went on behind the scenes . ’ |
| 4 | Of course , rumours abounded about what went on behind the barriers which prevented the common people from entering the districts where the Communist élite lived , but no one knew for sure . |
| 5 | We shall probably never know what went on behind the scenes when these phrases were added to the documents . |
| 6 | Few people in Polruan knew much about what went on behind the big iron gates that guarded the entrance to Roscarrock Hall , because Sir Gregory had taken the prudent step of making his household almost self-sufficient , and traders were seldom required to call . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't see what went on behind the screen . |