Example sentences of "[vb -s] back and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teacher stands back and observes Christopher ( 4.7 ) as he tries to cut right through a block of wood with a tenon saw only half its width . |
| 2 | Then he stands back and , from a distance , sprays the child 's face with a fistful of rice grains , and dances away . |
| 3 | In the reflection phase , the learner stands back and looks at what he has done in the investment phase . |
| 4 | He just stands back and looks at them ! |
| 5 | nobody looks back and I rush |
| 6 | Not only , therefore , was William party to the decision to request continuation of the supervision order , but he now looks back and agrees it was the right decision . |
| 7 | Rainbow looks back and forth , from the stranger on the floor to — to where ? |
| 8 | Style I incorporates back and sides of Indian rosewood or similar , an ebony fingerboard , ivoroid binding , dot markers and chrome Schallers , while Style II gives you the all-out luxury treatment , including back and sides of Brazilian rosewood , flamed maple or koa , herringbone binding , a bound fingerboard , diamond position markers , gold Schallers with ebony , gold or pearloid buttons , and so on . |
| 9 | Ziggurat Stardust : Alex Paterson lies back and waits for lift-off |
| 10 | His arms hardly move at all — just the legs move , and his bare feet on the ground as he jumps up and down , and the long tuft of hair that bounces back and forth over his shoulder . |
| 11 | Jonny bounces back and ponders future |
| 12 | Articles 45 and 48 give priority to government projets de loi ( bills ) and allow the government to intervene in the navette ( when legislation shuffles back and forth ) between the Assemblée and the Senate , overruling the latter . |
| 13 | Then I sort of hold her hands tight while she rocks back and forward on the bed . |
| 14 | The crowd clears back and he moves into the middle of the roof . |
| 15 | The latest production , Crime of Love , flashes back and forth between 1949 Britain and Hollywood 's golden age of silent movies . |
| 16 | Sometimes Anne disagrees , whereupon Millie disagrees back and conversation rages . |
| 17 | The function or meaning of an element is never fully present because it depends on its association with other elements to which it harks back and refers forward . |
| 18 | ‘ In all , I made 20 trips back and forth across the Atlantic in various ships . |
| 19 | The line weaves back and forth in the water , in sinister sway . |
| 20 | Maggie sails back and forth behind the counter , wearing a mini-dress , black tights , black pumps . |
| 21 | Claire ranges back and forth at the foot of the bed , throwing her arms around for emphasis . |
| 22 | Experiments have shown that males which perform the zigzag display at a higher rate ( more swims back and forth per minute ) are more likely to be successful at courtship : a female is more likely to mate with a male whose zigzagging is more energetic . |
| 23 | As the wine waiter trots back and forth to establish the status of the customer as connoisseur , so the band will be required to play the most tricky musical number — ‘ Maryland ’ for example — to prove the musical expertise of one or other of the revellers . |
| 24 | Laverne trots back and forth like a dog that wo n't give up , outside an entrance the size of a tea-cup . |
| 25 | The new TS Interstore offers maximum slewing up to 14m ( 46ft ) using wings on which the main elevator automatically swings back and forth . |
| 26 | Thus the pendulum of public pressure swings back and forth , reflecting the unresolved tensions within public policy . |
| 27 | The old caterpillar skin peels back and falls away . |
| 28 | She smiles back and sniffles . |
| 29 | So that most times she wakes first and creeps back and forth in the dark . |
| 30 | If the victim is not edible the reptile quickly slithers away into hiding , but if it is a suitable prey it simply sits back and waits for the animal 's agonies to cease . |