Example sentences of "back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | As fish are sinking back through the surface , other fish will be appearing through it , so that there is constant activity . |
| 32 | In a journey back through the history of crime and delinquency , Pearson shows that for generations Britain has been plagued by the same problems and fears as today . |
| 33 | Any residues not digested in the stomach must therefore be ejected back through the oesophagus , and to prevent damage that might be caused by sharp ends of bones the process of pellet formation is such as to enclose the bones in the undigested skin and hair from the prey animals . |
| 34 | They emerge into a beautifully peaceful park or garden , usually meeting a benevolent old man , and then are sent back through the tunnel to return to the physical world . |
| 35 | And back through the past and into the future |
| 36 | Bert shuffled back through the door into the boarded off section of the garage , followed by Yanto , who was frustrated by the old man 's slowness . |
| 37 | ‘ I ai n't bloody having that every time you two buggers get together mind , ’ he said , and went back through the bar flap . |
| 38 | Now you can visit the Jorvik Viking Centre , step aboard a time car and be whisked back through the centuries on a journey to real-life Viking Britain . |
| 39 | Entitled ‘ Potential human carcinogens : methods for identification and characterisation ’ , it was promptly kicked back through the door by several well-respected cancer specialists who were asked to review it . |
| 40 | The term does not apply , however , to material ejected after a major impact on Earth and which follows a suborbital path back through the atmosphere to the Earth 's surface . |
| 41 | Working reflectively , light shown here as transmitted is reflected back through the cell , re-twisted , and seen by the viewer . |
| 42 | Searching back through the long history of feline deterrents , there appear to have been only three smelly substances that have achieved a measure of success . |
| 43 | The three horses on the highway had been caught and tethered by the time Michael came back through the trees , leading the roan . |
| 44 | He took hold of her by the shoulders and began to shake her with all his strength , forcing her back through the hall towards the staircase . |
| 45 | Still chuckling , George led the way back through the glass door into the inferno . |
| 46 | He nodded and , carrying the coat away over my arm , I went back through the dome car and with a great deal of interest into the private quarters of the Lorrimores . |
| 47 | I turned away , cast a last assessing glance at Laurentide Ice , who looked coolly back , thanked the enthusiastic dragon for her co-operation ( prim acknowledgement ) and began a slow walk back through the train , looking for gaunt-face . |
| 48 | ‘ What do you think ? ’ he said , as we started back through the train . |
| 49 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 50 | Push the crate left to hit the switch , go down , collect the star and fly up , left and then down , go left , collect the star , fly straight right , then fly up , land on one of the platforms on the side of the wall , jump up and go right on the chair-lifts , go down , right through the wall , climb up the blocks , push the crate down two platforms and go back through the wall , go left , down , right and jump onto the boat , go right , up and left into the tent to complete the game . |
| 51 | Then ignore the card you are fingering , leaf back through the pack and turn over the correct card . |
| 52 | What will future travellers remember as they look back through the mist of time ? |
| 53 | Mudskippers nowhere to be seen , but will probably come back through the catfish flap later . |
| 54 | This was a digitally-recorded album , so you 're just playing into a microphone and what you 're getting back through the headphones tends to be a little dry and sad . |
| 55 | The loop is now formed around the bobbin case , and the thread drawn back through the needle by the take-up lever usually found on the front of the machine . |
| 56 | Use that ‘ eye ’ to hold the end of the Spectra line as it is pulled back through the length of the braid until an inch or 25mm emerges . |
| 57 | Willie longed to touch it but it was put under the counter and he quickly followed Tom back through the dark tunnel of materials and out into the daylight . |
| 58 | KOD belong to and older and , dare I say , bolder tradition of British independent rock stretching back through The Bunnymen , The Banshees , The Cocteau Twins and The Smiths . |
| 59 | In the middle of the afternoon , at the end of the six hours ' questioning , Mrs B was driven back through the dark , dreary day , and dumped outside her garage door . |
| 60 | Ruth dawdled back through the wood , reluctant to return . |