Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an effort to reach up for my dressing-gown which was hanging on the back of the door and I felt bitter against Richard because he did n't see that I was ill and come to help me . |
| 2 | This type of shift was slit down the back for ease of application and secured with back-tie draw-strings at the neck and waist ; such items were , it is assumed , readily available from the undertaker . |
| 3 | I was getting ratty and the rain was going down the back of my neck . |
| 4 | Ashby was keen because of the sparking relationship that existed between Nicholson and Michelle — but eventually the script was put on the back burner . |
| 5 | ‘ Ratners thought this through a couple of years ago and then found itself locked into the game of pushing price to keep volumes moving and everything was put on the back burner , ’ says Richards . |