Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] behind [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not stand with a light or window behind you . |
| 2 | It gives us more chance to know that there is no object or person behind it . |
| 3 | He threw his whole authority and experience behind it . |
| 4 | The man knew how close he could approach , then he would turn , drop one shoulder and half-glance behind him , as a mare watches the foal following her . |
| 5 | No definition can be ‘ correct ’ , as there is no national definition , but agencies must be comfortable with it and aware of the assumptions and values behind it . |
| 6 | It will tell the story of how the rules of the sport were established , the great men and institutions behind them … and some of the scandals . |
| 7 | Now it surprised him that he was expected to declare the pattern and intention behind it all in order that others could understand . |
| 8 | She was backlit by the late morning sun , the diamond greys and blues of the lake and mountains behind her . |
| 9 | Even with England and Denmark behind him , ’ had said Thorkel Fóstri with scorn , ‘ I doubt if he would have got a levy over the Forth . |
| 10 | Blanche rolled her erstwhile lover on to his chest , untangled the flex from his left glove and tied him up with his hands and feet behind him . |
| 11 | He was half way between the foot of the stairs and the door , when he heard voices and footsteps behind him . |
| 12 | During the late sixties and early seventies the mining companies brought shortlived booms to the areas in which they were operating , before heading off for other prospects , leaving their wastes and miners behind them . |
| 13 | He strode away towards the arched lane while the sound of chatter and laughter behind him gradually faded . |
| 14 | Leaving poverty and strife behind them , both went into orbit via sport only to return dispirited to their take-off points . |
| 15 | Later that night , with Jammie and Helen behind me , I rapped on the door of Dad 's room . |
| 16 | Shield-hung hurdles were brought out into the field , and bowmen and slingshot-throwers behind them began to shred the trees with a descending curtain of missiles . |
| 17 | blasting and pounding behind me |
| 18 | explain the reasoning and assumptions behind them . |
| 19 | But now , with the triumph of Countess Maritza and Luxembourg behind her , it seemed unimportant . |
| 20 | With a man of Quigley 's energy and commitment behind him , I decided , it would not be long before Norman had a cult all of his own in south-west London . |
| 21 | A dip in the hill , much like those at Sulber Nick and Kirkby Nick , led over the crest by an outcrop and as I walked out from the dip I saw ahead of me Raydale with , to my left , Semer Water and Addlebrough behind it . |
| 22 | You are still now , but a fence of tatty barbed wire courts and crevices behind you , stretching itself like a waking snake , miles and miles it is , bending and bent . |
| 23 | A whispering shriek of rage and terror behind them made them jump out of their skins . |
| 24 | We both dived back into our trenches , pulling the Bren and ammunition behind us . |
| 25 | The original stringings had decades of experimental experience by early makers and players behind them . |
| 26 | He was walking very rapidly , far faster than Shiva was going in the opposite direction , from a building with long windows and white-uniformed men and girls behind them that looked like a lab , towards the main block . |
| 27 | The junior squad , with convincing wins against Peterborough , Ipswich and Manchester behind them , face Maidstone in the semi-finals of the Dex-o-Tex Cup Coaching for kids FOOTBALL : A Teesside-based coaching organisation Total Futball is holding coaching weeks at various locations in the North of England during school holidays from July to August Boys and girls from six to 16 will be invited to take part and the course will be directed by Football Association coach Mark Donnelly The course is designed to improve individual skills and techniques and detailed brochures can be obtained from Donnelly ( 0642–343430 ) |
| 28 | He recalled his uncles , ‘ tall and solemn , ’ standing behind them , patting him on the shoulder affectionately ; neighbours and friends behind them , and the factory workers taking their own , lowlier places . |
| 29 | With all that history of service and success behind him , Austin remains as sharp and on the ball as ever , having only stopped swimming himself some three years ago . |
| 30 | ‘ Signals have to come from the top , ’ explains , ‘ and chief executives and managing directors have to be hearts and minds behind it . ’ |