Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [verb] back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he was moving slowly as the bark peeled back in a longer and longer strip . |
| 2 | Convinced that the Chinese communists were supplying the Vietcong ( Communist guerrillas of South Vietnam ) , the Eisenhower administration increased its aid to Diem and sent several hundred " advisers " to organize the army of South Vietnam , though the President drew back from a full commitment of US forces . |
| 3 | He resigned himself and let the car drift back to a comfortable fifty-yard gap . |
| 4 | The indicator light above the visor edged back to a normal reading . |
| 5 | It was only when at last the girl sat back with a sigh of satisfaction , apparently replete , that he ventured to address her , his tone unwontedly gentle . |
| 6 | Grotesque bunches of fingers waggled their shadows against the wall near her face , the ceiling peeled back like a tin lid . |
| 7 | ( The battalion got back from a six-month tour there in April — our second Caribbean posting in nine years . ) |
| 8 | He noted the awed curiosity on the younger man 's face on hearing his name , but the boy came back with a swift answer . |
| 9 | Hector squealed as the trap lifted a fraction , but Theda quickly drew the foot out and the trap sprung back with a clang . |
| 10 | Fael-Inis regarded the Lad quite coolly , and at length he said in an amused voice , ‘ So , jackal , we face one another again , and fight for a soul , ’ and the Lad drew back with a snarl , his eyes showing red . |
| 11 | You can lie and lie beautifully , but sooner or later the truth comes back like a wave and sweeps everything before it . |
| 12 | ‘ If a woman wanted to maintain the right to come back into a job she would have to take part in in-service courses to keep up to date with changes in the working world . ’ |
| 13 | Each time one hip thrusts forwards , the other draws back by an equal amount and is thus cocked for the next punch . |
| 14 | Assume a kneeling position and then put one foot in front of the other to come back into a standing position . |
| 15 | Jaq wondered at his own motives for wishing to view the mock-Stealer changing back into a woman — teasing , ambivalent motives . |
| 16 | The chair fell back with a clatter as he lurched to his feet , wanting to call out for help . |
| 17 | Outside stood a young man in oilskins , the hood blowing back from a soaking tangle of brown hair blackened by the rain , and one hand gripping a duffel bag . |
| 18 | Maybe , like the lemmings , the pattern dates back to an era when their goal was closer and the swim was not so long . |
| 19 | Plans had been put in hand as early as 1978 ( the so-called ‘ Ridley plan ’ : Young , 1990 , pp. 358–60 ) to tackle the miners in a later confrontation on terms favourable to the government ; indeed , because the conditions were not felt to be ripe , the government pulled back from an earlier potential confrontation in 1981 , and allowed a large pay settlement for the NUM ( Young , 1990 ) . |
| 20 | Then he dropped his arms as the music changed back to a funky disco beat , and without his support she stumbled , only just managing to catch herself in time before she fell against him . |
| 21 | BR said the ballot showed there were real reservations among rail staff over taking industrial action and urged the union to pull back from a strike . |
| 22 | The awning flew back with a chainsaw rasp , and a cascade of rainwater came down on her head . |
| 23 | The mackerel disappeared from the breakfast table , and the mystery came back with a rush . |
| 24 | The Doctor ducked back behind a stairwell as two sailors walked by , talking loudly and animatedly in blissful ignorance of the intruder . |
| 25 | The whole area can then be lightly sanded and the glass brought back with a metal polish . |
| 26 | They went home at the end of the afternoon , just is the cloud slid back like a shutter and let clear yellow light stream along the valley from the west . |
| 27 | This is reflected in the tendency to look back to a ‘ golden age ’ when these societies were thought to be more peaceful and law abiding . |
| 28 | If we are dealing with a regression to what may be a former lifetime , then , having asked the patient to go back to a period with which his subconscious mind feels comfortable , I like to help him to create the picture of his former personality little by little . |
| 29 | The ability to go back to a previous question in order to modify an answer/input in light of current best information is provided by Truth Maintenance . |
| 30 | The attendant came back after a few minutes , its little red boots ruffling the hem of its robe . |