Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gaveston led them back to the heart of the palace whence a servitor took them up to a chamber high in the building . |
| 2 | But his victory at Stoke on Saturday has him back at the top of the list . |
| 3 | It would have been impolite to refuse so Elisa found herself back in the sitting room . |
| 4 | Oxford United has scored , it 's Andy Melville that has put the ball into the net , into injury time , the cross came in , Martin Foyle headed it back across the face of the goal and it 's Andy Melville that has surely clinched three vital points for Oxford United ; into injury time , Oxford United one , Portsmouth nil . |
| 5 | Did you see much of the goal , or as it was a free kick floated in and Martin Foyle headed it back across the face of goal and erm your partner in crime really at the back put it in . |
| 6 | The cross came in , Martin Foyle headed it back across the face of the goal and it 's Andy Melville that has surely clinched three vital points for Oxford United . |
| 7 | Lee Philpott pulled one back in the 73rd minute and then super sub John Francis scored twice to grab an unlikely draw . |
| 8 | Mrs Parvis scraped them back into the pot . |
| 9 | Hitch motioned them back onto The Sandhopper . |
| 10 | As Kee says : ‘ The religion of Constantine takes us back to the context of the Old Testament . |
| 11 | Ronni followed him back into the sitting-room and stood awkwardly watching him as he poured himself a whisky . |
| 12 | Street converted the penalty for the third , before Malshanger pulled one back towards the end . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ Karen put her back to the window , leaning against it , and folded her arms . |
| 14 | 236 for 2 overnight became 296 for 7 next morning as England bowled themselves back into the game , but Lloyd and Garner put on 83 for the eighth wicket and then Holding and Croft an unbeaten 67 for the tenth as the bowlers tired , enabling Lloyd to declare on 468 . |
| 15 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 16 | Ruth pushed it back into the full glare of the sun and slumped down into it , raising her face to the hot sun to absorb its rays . |
| 17 | Tom flung himself back into the chair beside her , still without speaking , and Belinda stood there while Faye gave her a watchful glance . |
| 18 | Martin pressed himself back into the burial plot , his fear of it temporarily forgotten in the face of this new terror . |
| 19 | Cramer took him back to the moment he left the flat . |
| 20 | When they were clear of the city 's traffic , Colt eased himself back in the seat and lit a small cigar . |
| 21 | United had four cleared off the line … hit the bar twice but it took a hand ball and a penalty from Jim Magilton to get them back into the game … with ten minutes to go the Manor was celebrating an equaliser from Joey Beauchamp and surely they could see the second division side off … but after extra time it was still two all and now down to penalties … the crunch came when Chrissy Allen 's kick was saved … and Swansea 's Keith Walker scored to make it five four to the second division side on penalties … |
| 22 | Still holding the old man 's shirtfront , Ellwood yanked him back to the couch and threw him full length . |
| 23 | Wilson pushed her back into the room , the mutton skidding from the plate as she did so , and locked it behind her , then dragged a chest in front . |
| 24 | The retirement lasted two year , until McLaren tempted him back to the sport in 1982 and his old skills were soon apparent at Brands Hatch and Watkins Glen , where he returned to winning ways . |
| 25 | Satisfied , Trent ordered him back into the pines . |
| 26 | Wordlessly Roman followed her back to the terrace , where their half-finished drinks stood on the table . |
| 27 | Angry at his ineffectiveness and at the way Rohmer had made him a bystander in this nightmare , Cardiff followed them back through the savage whirlwinds towards the office block . |
| 28 | Surfers traced themselves back to the Duke as if he were Adam . |
| 29 | Hereford lost their grip just for a second , but that was long enough for Phil Chard to get one back for the cobblers . |
| 30 | When it had been cut and bound into sheaves , Kalchu carried it back to the village and laid it out on racks inside the house until it was dry enough to thresh . |