Example sentences of "the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | First the hard heartwood was removed , making the intended figure hollow at the back ; the sculptor avoided solid masses , unstable in wood ( though preferred by sculptors in a material like sandstone ) ; finally in the carving , forms were decided partly to avoid the hazards of the sapwood shrinking and splitting . |
| 2 | His early comedies might have been taken to represent an unheard-of civility from the back of beyond . |
| 3 | Better from the back . |
| 4 | One such example is the Grade II Pen and Parchment on Bridgefoot in Stratford-upon-Avon , where the barn at the back of the pub was used as a theatre throughout the 18th century . |
| 5 | The back dating of all VAT not charged on packed lunches could lead to hefty bills for hoteliers . |
| 6 | Catering & Allied came up with a novel solution : copy the stock file on to one of the two 128k data packs which fit into the back of a Psion Organiser , update that file ‘ on the hoof ’ ; and copy the updated file back to the desktop computer . |
| 7 | When it had boiled , whistling with a tinny Woolworth sibillance , he warmed the pot-bellied black teapot , spooned in two piles of thick tarry Indian leaves , left them awhile as he had a scratch of the back , then poured the dark brown liquid into a plain white cup , with saucer , added milk from a bottle plus two sweetening spoonfuls of caster sugar . |
| 8 | Colonel Feather had then expressed a worry that children could easily reach over and scoop up a fingerful of frosting , perhaps spoiling someone 's chances , so he and Mr Doran — the latter complaining mightily about his lumbago — had moved the cakes to the back of the table . |
| 9 | Gilbert Forbes , still in his butler 's costume but without the tail coat and his toupee , was standing at the back of the group , his bald head pallid above his painted face . |
| 10 | The back of his neck went pink but he did n't come back . |
| 11 | ‘ We all moved back into the drawing-room for coffee , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I performed my arty trick with the cream and the back of a spoon . ’ |
| 12 | That increases the surface tension on the top of the coffee — or is it the specific gravity ? — so that when you dribble the cream slowly down over the back of the spoon it stays on the top . ’ |
| 13 | Chris and Caz are two soulmates who are disc-jockeys on a pirate radio station they run from the back of a North London garage . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been stabbed in the back . ’ |
| 15 | After I 'd checked to make sure that the back of the van was locked , I jumped up into the driver 's seat and rammed the key into the ignition . |
| 16 | She in her turn disappeared out the back . |
| 17 | The catering assistants started to wind down the evening 's proceedings , and Katrina and one of the other girls ( Bridget ) came out from around the back to tidy up the customer area . |
| 18 | She disappeared out the back again and Katrina and I had a blitz on the cleaning , finishing up behind the counter . |
| 19 | The person on duty disappeared out the back and I went to sit in the same seat where I had sat the night before . |
| 20 | Accordingly , when I arrived there , I settled down in a pew at the back and nodded off . |
| 21 | Would you like to come and sit out the back with me for a minute ? ’ |
| 22 | We trooped off round the back of the church and up into a small raised garden where there were indeed some benches . |
| 23 | I was hanging around at the back of the church because I wanted a word with the vicar . |
| 24 | The shop had a little bar-type area at the back where people could sit . |
| 25 | She quickly disappeared out the back and came around the front to greet me . |
| 26 | I put the receiver down and rested my head against the back of the kiosk . |
| 27 | She patted me on the back . |
| 28 | Given its height and vigour , L. serotina is probably best accommodated at the back of a herbaceous border or in the wild garden if you are lucky enough to have such a place . |
| 29 | On p57 of the June issue the picture on the right has some tall pink and white flowers at the back of the picture . |
| 30 | They have quite sharp thorns on the back of the leaves . |