Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] back from the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The smoke and steam was being sucked from the wreck by the storm wind anyway , and as it cleared Duvall suddenly shrank back from the shattered car window .
2 Several papers report on Goldie the goldfish which was apparently brought back from the dead when its owner gave it the kiss of life and poured whisky down its throat .
3 An Oxford aid worker who 's just come back from the Croatian capital Zagreb , says the situation there is getting out of hand .
4 The duvet , I 'd just taken back from the dry cleaners !
5 Gilbert finally stood back from the portable machine on the floor .
6 Our hotel which dates to Queen Victoria 's reign is ideally situated , being slightly set back from the busy and noisy seafront road ( A259 ) , but still able to offer a view over Hove Lawns and onto the sea .
7 Happily , the warring parties then draw back from the unthinkable , negotiate a satisfactory peace and agree to serious talks on arms reduction .
8 In the final sentence our attention is abruptly brought back from the remote horizon to the observer himself .
9 She crouched at the firebox , shooting the wood into its mouth as quickly as it came , then cowered back from the sudden heat as the blaze was roused again .
10 If these are the lessons of prudence , then standing back from the official portrait of crime and criminals and looking at it critically might be a very beneficial move towards getting our heads straight .
11 It also brought cheer to the giant Decca record company , which had set up Deram precisely to capture back from the new independent companies some of the money pumping into what there was of Britain 's counter culture .
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