Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] back at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taskopruzade 's statement that he came back at the request of a repentant sultan is , of course , highly doubtful in view of the fact that his departure and return seem certain to have occurred in the reigns of different sultans . |
| 2 | But already the noise was diminishing , the violence of the anger subsiding as rapidly as it had built up , and he looked back at the audience to see people taking their places again , Gerrard and the earphoned men in shirtsleeves moving quickly and purposefully among them , urging them into seats . |
| 3 | A movement caught his eye and he looked back at the man standing on the steps of the rear coach . |
| 4 | ‘ He was in Singapore last week , but he came back at the weekend , I know , ’ she observed innocently , hating herself for needing to know so badly . |
| 5 | Before she arrived back at the house , my sister would do as most kids would . |
| 6 | The bells rang out for the first time just a day after they arrived back at the church . |
| 7 | When I arrived back at the cafe , I found Kathleen in a perplexed mood . |
| 8 | When I arrived back at the Land Rover I met Abdulla , the student teacher , who had been attracted by the breakdown . |
| 9 | I was still brimming with plangency , chockful of feeling , when I arrived back at the hotel . |
| 10 | Then , as I looked back at the dark , inscrutable carob tree , I did feel a faint touch of fear . |
| 11 | The guns along the banks of the Orne were still firing as I arrived back at the jeep . |
| 12 | When she looked back at the road , the red saloon was coming towards her . |
| 13 | When she looked back at the window there was the face again ; but it was attempting now to smile . |
| 14 | Now , as the throbbing drone of the aircraft 's engines broke through her dark memories , and she wearily attempted to make herself more comfortable in her seat , Laura almost groaned aloud when she looked back at the total innocence and naïveté of her much younger self . |
| 15 | There were several messages for her when she arrived back at the hotel , and she worked at her desk until six before walking back to the house through the gathering dusk . |
| 16 | The wedding party was in full swing when she arrived back at the château . |
| 17 | When we arrived back at the Grange , Cathy told her father about the visit . |
| 18 | Later on , as we relaxed back at the refuge , our peace was shattered by the guardian informing us we were forbidden to eat , cook , or sleep on the terrace . |
| 19 | When they arrived back at the butterwood where he had been sleeping he showed her a white fungus around its base . |
| 20 | And when they arrived back at the ruined castle the fox was given a share of the supper and a place by the fire . |
| 21 | When they arrived back at the Incident Room the little printer was locking up for the night . |
| 22 | He must have taken a short cut that she had n't noticed on her way down , as they arrived back at the house sooner than she was expecting and went straight to the veranda , where Faye still lay on the lounger , enjoying a long drink of iced water . |
| 23 | When he arrived back at the hall Bourne was there alone . |