Example sentences of "[vb past] back [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stroked back her baby 's hair . |
| 2 | She stroked back her errant curl . |
| 3 | He stroked back her hair from her face , and bent to kiss her . |
| 4 | He looked down at her , and stroked back his hair . |
| 5 | As she drew back her arm to throw , the dog revved up , his back legs scrabbling frantically in the sand . |
| 6 | They smiled at each other , and he stood up and drew back her chair . |
| 7 | She drew back her cuff to check her monitor and spoke to the radio . |
| 8 | Once inside he removed his shoes and trousers very slowly then drew back her mosquito net and smiled lopsidedly at her before lowering himself unsteadily onto her cot . |
| 9 | Miles watched as she levelled her harpoon and drew back her arm . |
| 10 | Her eyes narrowed and she drew back her fist . |
| 11 | Face twisted with rage , Cheryl drew back her fist and threw another punch . |
| 12 | Cheryl knelt beside the sobbing woman , drew back her fist and prepared to follow up her blow with another . |
| 13 | Jane Pargeter drew back her lips in a gesture of unconcern . |
| 14 | She did n't respond , but when Slater drew back her face held a slight smile . |
| 15 | A hard light in her eyes , she drew back her arm and hit him as hard as she could across the face . |
| 16 | She drew back her hands from the table and put them on her lap . |
| 17 | By the time he drew back she was blushing , and completely incapable of further speech . |
| 18 | I close my eyes , drew back you sing , you put some on |
| 19 | He drew back his leg as if to kick her , but she quickly turned and pulled the other one and brought him down . |
| 20 | He drew back his arm , aiming for Gallagher 's eyes , making his intention obvious and leaving himself wide open for a counterpunch . |
| 21 | Instantly , Delaney drew back his right hand , stiffened it to chop down as his left hand pulled at the rubber cowl on the man 's head , forcing it back , exposing his defenceless windpipe . |
| 22 | Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow . |
| 23 | Duvall took Jimmy by the throat again , and drew back his other hand with the broken bottle . |
| 24 | He was off-balance , his defences down as Ward drew back his right arm and slammed that gloved hand straight into the sallow face . |
| 25 | He drew back his foot . |
| 26 | The porter drew back his hand and rubbed his mouth with the back of his wrist . |
| 27 | The rider reined in his horse and drew back his hood . |
| 28 | He drew back his head so that he might look into her eyes , misty with unshed tears . |
| 29 | Twice more he drew back his arm and twice more failed to strike . |
| 30 | Moving like a man who has played more squash than he need , he spun round , drew back his right and booted his wigless ex-sidekick right up his grey-flannelled arse . |