Example sentences of "[pers pn] back and [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He urged the Western governments which withdrew their diplomats from Kabul on the eve of the Soviet military withdrawal in January to send them back and stop the psychological war they were waging against his government . |
| 2 | When you 've done that , go get all the other torches up there , bring them back and do the same . ’ |
| 3 | Miranda reached to peck him back and felt the smooth skin on his chin , smelled the lotion he used on his hair ( not bay rum , not like her father , but a sweeter perfume , limewater and rose ) . |
| 4 | This has led to the view that Bismarck 's real aim was to stifle Austro-Russian conflict by attaching Austria-Hungary to Germany , so that he could hold her back and prevent the two autocracies from mutual destruction . |
| 5 | A bit of judicious trimming will keep it flowering generously all summer : a careful haircut for the lower half of the plant will hold back the flowers while the top half is in bloom , then when that has finished cut it back and let the lower half flower . |