Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] back [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , I fought back like a veritable lion but my sword and dagger were in the garret and who in the tavern would listen to my screams ? |
| 2 | Devlin said , ‘ In forty-one , I got back on a neutral boat , a Brazilian cargo ship from Ireland that put in at Lisbon , but that 's a tricky one . |
| 3 | I staggered back to a cold bed but Margot and Phoebe had fled . |
| 4 | I went back at a slow run , glowing with energy and feeling even better than I had at the start of the Run . |
| 5 | Now if the Labour group had moved a widening of erm the sort of provision in our elderly persons homes , I could have understood that , because we did n't have real figures , we could not get hold of real figures , every time I went back to a local party meeting , to the Labour group , to any other member they said , do you realise this home has this number of vacancies and your report says that number . |
| 6 | It was really too cold for the clothes I had brought , so I fell back on a recommended resource . |
| 7 | I smiled back in a half-witted way that would have terrified a woman of less spirit . |
| 8 | It seems that every time I come back from a big disappointment I win . ’ |
| 9 | She came back with a large smile . |
| 10 | She came back in a lively mood dressed in ruby velvet with her furs . |
| 11 | Cautiously glancing around her , seeing how many people were in earshot should she need to shout , she turned back with a lame smile . |
| 12 | Make sure you lean back through a curved spine and rock off the heel of your hands for added support . |
| 13 | However , if you go back to a lengthy program after a couple of months you will find it very difficult to understand if you have not included any REMs . |
| 14 | She did not move , and when Troy stretched out his hand to pull her towards him , she fell back with a quick , low scream . |
| 15 | As she lay back with a plump cushion provided by her brother beneath her lower legs , she cocked her head to one side and studied Belinda , nodding in approval . |
| 16 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 17 | When at last it was over she lay back in a sleepy state , as a result of too much gin rather than weakness from the birthing , but she no longer felt like cursing James . |
| 18 | She spotted an identical model to the one she gave back in a cost-cutting gesture this week when she visited a bicycle tyre factory in Middlesbrough . |
| 19 | ‘ Will you come back with a little rum in about ten minutes … ? ’ |
| 20 | She jumped back with a startled squeak , but Bridhe laughed ; and then she saw the little girl who had slipped in under her arm to comfort the baby . |
| 21 | When he moved she jumped back like a startled rabbit . |
| 22 | Hannah does that a lot , right , she goes to America and she comes back with an American accent , she goes to Scotland , she comes back with a Scottish accent , oh |
| 23 | The Agency 's work strategy has , has been made available to members , and erm , I think if we look back to a previous Committee , where the er , information was provided , that we had been successful . |
| 24 | We fell back to a horizontal position , kissing passionately . |
| 25 | He wanted the youth to go away , for in his mind he saw him fall back with a suppressed scream of terror and pain , holding a handkerchief to his face . |
| 26 | But , kicking against the strong wind , the Oak defended well to keep the deficit to 1–0 and they came back with a strong display in the second half . |
| 27 | Well a cup of whatsername stuff I poured down the sink upstairs rather than get it kicked over because if they come back in a silly state then they 'll knock it all over books . |
| 28 | I felt the spiritual strength that had deserted me flowing back as a warm glow that welled up inside , filling my being . |
| 29 | The major question thus always remains unanswered in the Critique : every time that Sartre announces that he is about to proceed with the fundamental problem of how History can be a totalization without a totalizer , he turns back to a previous , more easily intelligible stage on the way . |
| 30 | He looks back on a stimulating and happy relationship with his fellow Board members . |