Example sentences of "back at him as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let go of the cabinet , coughing in the dust of ages that appeared to be lurking behind it , and smiled back at him as the February sun shone through the small window behind her , throwing into sharp relief the patches on the wall where her predecessor had hung posters , and the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork round the mean , narrow , metal window . |
| 2 | I just stared back at him as if I did not recognize him , then moved away out of sight behind another screen . |
| 3 | ‘ What is it ? ’ she asked , looking back at him as if forcing herself to meet his eyes . |
| 4 | And here they were , nearly twenty-odd children , gaping back at him as if he had just asked them to run through the periodic table . |
| 5 | Hitler had talked of an offer ‘ in the name of reason ’ , and Halifax threw it back at him as a ‘ summons to capitulate to his will ’ . |