Example sentences of "to the back " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Improve mobility by swinging your foot to the front , to the sides and to the back . |
| 3 | This stance has a very small target profile indeed , though it is wide open to the foot sweep and also reduces the competitor 's choice of technique to the back fist or the side kick . |
| 4 | Cameron got up and went over to the back window . |
| 5 | Slowly lower the dumb-bell to the back of the head , keeping the upper arm vertical . |
| 6 | Triceps extension — slowly lower the dumb-bell to the back of the head and then press to the vertical position |
| 7 | The best exercises for developing width are wide grip pull-ups to the back of the neck and lat pull-downs . |
| 8 | If the posts are only intended to curve the back , this can be better achieved by planing a curve on to the struts before they are glued to the back . |
| 9 | Next , tape a further background piece to the back of the assembly and cut out all the ‘ B's ’ . |
| 10 | Even in this case , some work needs doing to the back of the bevel to bring them to optimum usefulness . |
| 11 | Take a brass screw ( i/2in or 3/4in No.8 ) and solder it to the back of the disc . |
| 12 | Lendl , still trying to push the disappointment of his United States Open defeat by Boris Becker to the back of his mind and impatient for another crack at the elusive Wimbledon title , appeared to be going through the motions during his round-robin match at the Stuttgart Classic . |
| 13 | THERE are times when life not only kicks you in the teeth , but follows up with the knee in the groin and the rabbit punch to the back of the neck as well . |
| 14 | His stumpy , yellowed silver moustache rides proudly over his camel-like sneer as he strides to the back of the bar , probably to renegotiate his olive and yoghurt contracts with the owner . |
| 15 | We reached Brigade H.Q a few minutes later and drove the jeep round to the back of the house where we unloaded the canisters . |
| 16 | Taff disappeared to the back of his trench , cursing the mosquitoes and muttering a Goodnight , Boyo . |
| 17 | I moved to the back of my trench as Taff stood up to man the gun . |
| 18 | Taff decided to do the first two and a half hours on the gun so I crawled to the back of the trench , curled up and immediately dropped off to sleep . |
| 19 | It 's raining heavily as I wrap myself in my gascape and move further to the back of the trench . |
| 20 | One Sunday at the Trocadero the chief circle usher said to me , ‘ I think you 'd better come up to the back circle , Gents , we 've got a bloke behaving obscenely . ’ |
| 21 | At the age of nine I wondered how I would handle my eventual initiation to the back row seating . |
| 22 | So it was with some surprise a few years ago that our attention was drawn from the dull French film noir onscreen to the back of the cinema , where a couple were resolving a lovers ' squabble . |
| 23 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 24 | Furthermore , even a six-foot rear passenger should have no trouble finding enough leg and headroom , and access to the back presents no problems . |
| 25 | They 're both conventional , old school sports cars with plenty of power up front , not much in the middle and drive to the back . |
| 26 | The big mass up front guarantees initial understeer and the ample power to the back promises the balancing availability of power oversteer. it 's very chuckable , but the harsh ride makes it sensitive to bumps and changes of surface in mid bend , and you have to be quick with the wheel-twirling to keep up on slippery surfaces . |
| 27 | To their great credit , Romania looked far from demoralised on the field , driving the Scots on to the back foot for much of the first half and restricting the scoreline to 3-0 until the 39th minute . |
| 28 | Midford Castle is a celebration of that card , for it is built to the same shape , with two rounded leaves of the trefoil facing out across the valley over Cane Brook and Midford Brook , and the third out to the back . |
| 29 | Catherine Crane wordlessly pointed to the back of the door of her office on which hung a neat suit . |
| 30 | ‘ Tea for Posty ! ’ the baker would shout to the back of the shop . |