‘But I have seen more than that,’ said he, ‘for Hugo Baskerville passed me upon his black mare, and there ran mute behind him such a hound of hell as God forbid should ever be at my heels.’
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Looking back we saw the figure moving slowly away over the broad moor, and behind him that one black smudge on the silvered slope which showed where the man was lying who had come so horribly to his end.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
He was running wildly towards them, his absurd net dangling behind him.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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BEHIND
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— in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from
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— at someone/something’s back or opposite side
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HIM
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— objective case of HE
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— used for referring to a man, boy, or male animal when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to
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