Example sentences of "whole [noun] behind [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Her son is now back at work and says he just wants to put the whole episode behind him .
2 Meanwhile , Cockfield , who expect to have virtually the whole village behind them , add recent signings Nigel Sams and Stephen Barker to the squad , but there will be late fitness tests for midfielder Mark Roughley and Kevin Pierce .
3 This movement , the single hard clear line of the throw , with her whole body behind it ; and then the complete turn in the swing of the throw , and her hound out to the pavement the speed and force of it , the skill , could never have been deduced from how Alice was , at any other time of the day or night , good-girl Alice , her mother 's daughter …
4 Both Mould and Grant Hart have put the whole drama behind them .
5 Even when she was talking to you or giving you your change , you could feel her smile going somewhere over your shoulder as she took in the whole room behind you .
6 Ronnie wants to put the whole incident behind him and would rather not say any more .
7 She says she hopes they can put the whole affair behind them .
8 She says she hopes they can put the whole affair behind them .
9 Put another way , the All Blacks have the whole nation behind them , and even Wales can not quite claim that .
10 The whole idea behind it was to keep it really small and be really selective about who you work with .
11 ‘ Why women follow it , why they tolerate it , the whole psychology behind it , the dichotomies it invokes . ’
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