Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You can also find that grass dies back at the edges of the slot . ’
2 So Gloria and Dot went back down the area steps to their room , leaving the sunshine behind .
3 The N.C. O. handed over the papers he had brought and after clicking his heels and saluting went back into the station without looking at me .
4 ‘ The de Sciorto name and title goes back to the sixteenth century .
5 Abruptly , the all-pervading background noise in the TARDIS altered , and when Ace and Petion dashed back to the console room , they found the time rotor grinding to a halt .
6 It drifts back up to join the clouds and sweetness comes back to the day .
7 The link between ratepaying and voting went back to the foundation of the present local government system .
8 As word came back from the matches in front it looked as if only Dr. Stephen Bonnard and Buck Finnegan were in serious contention .
9 She was white and trembling when Marguerite walked back into the room , looking quite alarmed when her eyes fell on Jenna 's pale face .
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