Example sentences of "light [be] behind " in BNC.
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| 1 | Convention has it that the source of parallel rays of light is behind the observer 's left shoulder at 45° to the x , y and z axes . |
| 2 | Unfortunately during the photo session the light was behind her and made her cotton skirt seem see-through , revealing her legs to the world . |
| 3 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 4 | The light was behind him and Melanie could not see his face ; besides– Finn walked before her up the stairs . |
| 5 | Donaldson was n't too happy about his placing in the room — the light was behind him and against Mrs Balanchine , the complete opposite of the ideal — but they would probably manage . |
| 6 | He was nearing her , his face almost invisible because the light was behind him . |