Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] back the [noun sg] " 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 | She fiddled a tiny key into an infinitesimal lock and turned back the lid of her jewel-case . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They turned on their heels and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 6 | Thinking that it was heavier than it looked , he undid the straps and buckles and threw back the flap . |
| 7 | Before she could pull away from him he jerked loose his grip and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Her visitor wandered nonchalantly over to the window and looped back the curtain to peer out . |
| 10 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | She shut the lid of the chest and put back the pot , shoe and mirror , stopping for a moment to gaze at her reflection . |
| 14 | Stuff the jacuzzi and send back the limo — Bivouac just wan na plod ! |
| 15 | He fled to the kitchen and brought back the bottle . |
| 16 | Then he changed two fifty-pound notes and paid back the money that he owed . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 19 | The days of mad spending are gone and exhibitors are looking to cover their costs and pay back the bank as soon as possible . |
| 20 | Robyn raised her head and swallowed back the lump in her throat . |
| 21 | Therefore it is true to say that , when a person stiffens the neck muscles and pulls back the head , not only is the body 's natural coordination being obstructed but it is also being prevented from returning to its natural state of ease and equilibrium . |
| 22 | Barclay 's has now moved to al purpose built new regional headquarters at One Moorfields selling Martin 's Building to Carroll and leasing back the ground floor banking hall . |
| 23 | From the interior of the camp , warders pitched through the crowd with the aid of weighted staves and forced back the crush around the prone body . |
| 24 | He ignored Sir Ralph 's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller 's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath . |
| 25 | Lilith closed the door and slid back the wedge . |
| 26 | It is certainly possible for Parliament to give limited powers of government to local authorities and to local and national assemblies but the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty means that a subsequent Parliament can repeal the relevant legislation and take back the power . |
| 27 | He reached down to the floor and folded back the carpet . |
| 28 | He went across to the bed and pulled back the sheet . |
| 29 | He was forced into exile in the mid-70s , after the military government started a wholesale repression of the Indians by attacking their leaders and seizing back the land that they had struggled hard to reclaim under the previous regime . |
| 30 | One firm is even arranging for convoys of lorries to travel with the coaches to France and bring back the booty . |