Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb past] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one of them he found a collection of cheque stubs and account books that went back to the 1940s . |
| 2 | One researcher has suggested that they may be able to detect the very low frequency vibrations that are created in the water by waves and reflected back from the ocean floor , an echo-location system similar in principle to that used , at the other extreme end of the frequency scale , by bats . |
| 3 | Yanto took a long swig of cider , then closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree trunk with a sign of contentment . |
| 4 | He removed his arm from her shoulders and leaned back against the wall , his gaze still on the fair-haired young girl who sat on the bicycle , ready to move off , the wind blowing her skirt and hair . |
| 5 | She pushed the tray off her knees and lay back on the pillow . |
| 6 | As the stray bullets whistled across no-man's-land , Charlie fell on his knees and crawled back to the reserve trenches , to brief his section on what they might expect once they were pushed forward another hundred yards . |
| 7 | He ran back to the window , snatched the keys and tore back to the boot . |
| 8 | I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall . |
| 9 | I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment . |
| 10 | He clambered slowly back to his feet and ambled back to the village . |
| 11 | Iris stuck her fork in the earth and trundled off down the garden with her barrow while Melissa went indoors , reported her problem to the telephone engineers and wandered back to the kitchen . |
| 12 | We turned our ponies and galloped back to the Legation , where we learnt that news had just come in of a great victory for the Shoan army . |
| 13 | Ranulf humoured him and , once they were through the Galilee Gate , handed over the promised coins and went back to the guest house . |
| 14 | I stopped taking my testosterone tablets and went back on the dole again . |
| 15 | Sighing , she ignored pride 's dictates and sank back against the pillows . |
| 16 | Through Morndun she saw writhing spirits and running ghosts that drifted back into the trees as her haunting gaze fell upon them and they became aware of being watched . |
| 17 | She picked up the first box of jars and went back to the room . |
| 18 | He turned off the lights and scurried back to the theatre . |
| 19 | After an hour the sun clouded over , so they picked up their things and started back towards the fence where they had left their bicycles . |
| 20 | Shrugging off the thoughts with his greatcoat , he threw the latter over one of the two big tables and turned back to the fire . |
| 21 | ‘ But not today , ’ she said finally , grabbed the bottle of wine and two glasses and walked back into the other room . |
| 22 | Techniques that went back to the age of Aristotle and the scholars of Alexandria were married to contemporary nations , among then the idea , conceived in the time of Leibnitz , of a historiography based on the study of original documents ; and the marriage bore fruit . |
| 23 | Luckily for us he was too overcome to offer us refreshment , so we said our farewells and got back into the jeep and drove off along the road leading to the village of Breville . |
| 24 | He then grabbed the reins and drove back along the road , leaving the wounded post-boy to stagger to the nearest village . |
| 25 | He glared at Maggie for a second longer and then gathered the reins and turned back to the door . |
| 26 | She folded her arms and leant back against the rail , watching while he tipped out and examined the contents of her sponge bag , and spread her socks , knickers , T-shirts and jeans across the counter . |
| 27 | Sadie Sullivan folded her arms and leaned back against the doorjamb . |
| 28 | She pulled on one of the towelling robes and wandered back into the bedroom , selecting clean clothes . |
| 29 | Corbett rose , wiped his hands and went back into the priory . |
| 30 | I finished cleaning my mouth and hands and went back to the dead man 's chamber . |