Example sentences of "behind [pers pn] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had tried twice before , and on each occasion they had been pursued relentlessly through the forests by hostile Moi tribesmen who had stripped them naked , lashed their hands behind them and led them back to the plantation roped together at the neck with twisted creepers . |
| 2 | Where were all those young hopefuls , who even in their crippled state had left death behind them and saw nothing but a future ? |
| 3 | Get behind them and push them . |
| 4 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 5 | Although their families still mourn their loss , they have tried to put their grief behind them and rebuild their lives . |
| 6 | Well , I used to wait for her , trembling like a leaf ; then she would come behind me and bump me , and down I would go , down , down , down , into hell and wake up screaming and our Charlie shaking the life out of me … ’ |
| 7 | He almost ruined it by parking right up behind me and flashing his headlights once . |
| 8 | After a short , ugly pause , Toby came up behind me and hung his handkerchief over the mirror with a mortician 's gesture . |
| 9 | I closed the door behind me and locked it . |
| 10 | As soon as I walked outside , the policeman jumped on my back , twisted my arm behind me and arrested me . |
| 11 | You two 'll just have to stand behind me and nod your 'eads . ’ |
| 12 | Signe stood behind me and helped me off with my coat . |
| 13 | After a moment Toby came up behind me and rested his chin on my shoulder . |
| 14 | A motor horn sounded off behind me and scared me silly . |
| 15 | One day he came up behind me and pushed me into a metal locker . |
| 16 | David Riccio ran behind me and held my dress . |
| 17 | Then this young punk comes up behind me and hits me on the head with a car-tool . |
| 18 | With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times . |
| 19 | With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times . |
| 20 | With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 30 times . |
| 21 | If you are not aware of what is happening , the sea could move in behind you and cut you off your route to dry land . |
| 22 | With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible . |
| 23 | Work with the cable behind you and place it over one shoulder to keep it well away from the blades . |
| 24 | Unfortunately during the photo session the light was behind her and made her cotton skirt seem see-through , revealing her legs to the world . |
| 25 | Emily closed the door behind her and took her hat off , shaking her hair loose . |
| 26 | Burun knelt behind her and touched her cheek with the back of his hand . |
| 27 | And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door . |
| 28 | When prompted not to talk to Mary but just stand behind her and hold her shoulder it was evident how difficult the mother found this procedure . |
| 29 | Hannele closed the door behind her and pressed her back against it . |
| 30 | She closed the door behind her and joined him on the pavement and as she took several breaths of the crisp October air she suddenly felt how good it was to be alive . |