The word "behind" is correct and usable in written English. You can use the word "behind" in various contexts, such as to describe a physical location, to talk about the cause of something, or to explain the motivation for an action. For example: John hid behind the couch when he heard a loud noise.
He doesn't have what it takes to repair the budget mess that they have left behind".
There are good reasons to be supporting bingo, there are good reasons to be encouraging our pub sector to be stronger - that's the analysis behind those measures".
But he added: "Sometimes parts of the Conservative party move but they move more slowly, or a few paces behind the centre of gravity of social attitudes which have changed and will probably continue to change in ways that it is hard to predict.
The UVF in east Belfast has been behind much of the street riots connected to the union flag dispute at Belfast city hall.
The perils of crashing are obvious, but being trapped behind a crash when the road is blocked with bodies and bikes is equally perturbing.
Nevertheless, Behind the Candelabra screened as a competition entry at the Cannes film festival in May, and later debuted in UK cinemas.
But poor children in Stoke-on-Trent start school two years behind their peers in leafier parts of the country.
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