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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
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I couldn't see her face because she had her back to/toward me. Can the preposition be changed to "on"? Thanks a lot.
  

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I don't think you can say: she had her back on me But you can say he turned his back on me : Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph - Chapter 13 and had turned his back on me , he would not have gone three steps towards his bed; but he stood there and stared. And now the job was to get ...

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  • I don't think you can say: she had her back on me But you can say he turned his back on me : Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph - Chapter 13 and had turned his back on me , he would not have gone three steps towards his bed; but he stood there and stared.
  • And now the job was to get ...
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I don't think you can say:
she had her back on me

But you can say he turned his back on me:

Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph - Chapter 13
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