1.   My back was bothering me a little bit, but that had nothing to do with how badly I played.

2.   At the Masters in April, his back bothered him.

3.   But he emerged from the primaries with the image of a cranky old uncle whose back is bothering him.

4.   But, of course, her aching, inflamed back still bothered her, as it has all summer.

5.   Clemens left his last start with a stiff back, but the back did not bother him Monday.

6.   Duval stood during the press conference because his back has bothered him all week, but what really hurt him was the way he finished.

7.   He said his back still bothers him and that he plans to consult with doctors again in the near future.

8.   His lower back is bothering him on his follow through.

9.   His back has been bothering him since last week, but he has improved enough to take grounders and hit in the batting cage the last two days.

10.   My back was bothering me, and instead of hunkering down in the blind I stood in the scrub oaks next to it.