Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His programme — a heady mix of big spending and big cutting — may not cure Brazil 's inflation-fevered economy , slay the recession or win back the faith of foreign creditors . |
| 2 | Ruth buried her face in his neck and fought back the tears for poor Maria Luisa . |
| 3 | She fiddled a tiny key into an infinitesimal lock and turned back the lid of her jewel-case . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 5 | The spectre of re-ignited conflict inside Israel , with Palestinian sorrow and fury outside , threatening to escalate violence and putting back the chances of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue still further . |
| 6 | The ‘ Economist ’ , in March ‘ 78 , doubted whether Thatcher could ‘ forge a new majority of the right ’ and reckoned that her ‘ crusade to balance the books and roll back the government ’ was not finding much popular resonance . |
| 7 | They turned on their heels and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 8 | Thinking that it was heavier than it looked , he undid the straps and buckles and threw back the flap . |
| 9 | Before she could pull away from him he jerked loose his grip and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 10 | They thought that was a bit steep for a quarter of an hour 's work and sent back the bill with a request to itemize it . |
| 11 | Her visitor wandered nonchalantly over to the window and looped back the curtain to peer out . |
| 12 | He gave no reply , but went to the window and drew back the curtains , letting the morning light spill into the room ; a room which , without being pretentious , bespoke his new standing in life , a large , well-furnished room , with a grand bed and expensive decor , and velvet curtains with fancy frills . |
| 13 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 14 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 15 | Charlotte climbed out of bed , put on her borrowed dressing-gown , crossed to the window and pulled back the curtains . |
| 16 | Rory did not switch on a light , but strode to the window and jerked back the drapes . |
| 17 | She opened a wardrobe and swept back the hangers to make room for my non-existent dozen suits . |
| 18 | He said nothing , merely walked away leaving them to push it open and then shut it after them , and on Philippa explaining to his departing back that she wanted to look for her earring and take back the vases and one or two things ‘ out of his way ’ , he said as ungraciously as he could ‘ I suppose so ’ . |
| 19 | I fed a CD of Hugh Masekela into the machine and fought back the urge to get my trumpet out and play along , ruminating on the injustice of a world that had taken so long to discover him . |
| 20 | That gives Cabra £25m — which it would use to repay loans from the subsidiary and to buy back the Fulham ground for future development . |
| 21 | Ards attacked from the start of the second half and pulled back the arrears with a well-judged penalty from Gareth Fry . |
| 22 | Has he also noted the Labour party 's policy proposal to reverse the decision of the parents and to claw back the education funds concerned to a centralised bureaucracy ? |
| 23 | She shut the lid of the chest and put back the pot , shoe and mirror , stopping for a moment to gaze at her reflection . |
| 24 | Stuff the jacuzzi and send back the limo — Bivouac just wan na plod ! |
| 25 | He fled to the kitchen and brought back the bottle . |
| 26 | Then he changed two fifty-pound notes and paid back the money that he owed . |
| 27 | On trips into London after we 'd finally moved to Wales , I would raid skips and bring back the booty on the car roof-rack . |
| 28 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 29 | The days of mad spending are gone and exhibitors are looking to cover their costs and pay back the bank as soon as possible . |
| 30 | The French army had become relatively small and manageable ; it was now comprised of picked men ; its leaders , too , were the best available ; and its task was the specific one of taking the initiative and winning back the areas of land ceded by the terms agreed at Brétigny — and more , if possible . |