Example sentences of "the [noun pl] roll back " in BNC.

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1 She banished the horrible image from her mind ; the contorted face , the eyes rolling back as Irina fell after the blow to her head .
2 A decision tree can now be drawn as in Figure 5.5 , the above probabilities entered on the appropriate branches and the pay-offs rolled back .
3 A decision tree can now be drawn as in Figure 5.5 , the above probabilities entered on the appropriate branches and the pay-offs rolled back .
4 She was barefoot and wearing a man 's shirt over jeans , the sleeves rolled back on her thin arms .
5 He was wearing a disreputable pair of jeans that looked as though they 'd never seen an iron , and a grey shirt , the sleeves rolled back as if it were summer .
6 He always wore a plain white shirt with the sleeves rolled back off his splendid forearms , and he had eyes dark enough to look truly black in the lighting of The Bar .
7 He had changed into a cotton shirt with the sleeves rolled back and a pair of faded black jeans that hugged the contours of his body .
8 He was dressed in a pair of faded black jeans and a striped blue shirt with the sleeves rolled back .
9 Despite herself , she felt the clouds roll back .
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