Example sentences of "[v-ing] back [prep] the [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned his head , looking back at the six T'ang standing amongst the pillars , watching him . |
| 2 | That has opened new wounds in relationships between the two sides , barely on speaking terms after bad blood dating back to the infamous Shakoor Rana-Mike Gatting bust-up . |
| 3 | Layers of management have been stripped out and restrictive labour practices dating back to the Red Clyde era have disappeared . |
| 4 | Er , at the time , we had no response when this was announced by Jim erm , it does in fact clash with our council meeting but in view of the fact that erm our business meeting Se , in December is not until the second Monday , I would be happy to put the erm council meeting back to the following Monday if there was sufficient interest from the members . |
| 5 | But there was no going back for the impoverished Miss Theodosia Kyte . |
| 6 | Talk is of household refuse trains going back to the moth-balled Gobowen to Nanbrynmawr line — from Manchester . |
| 7 | KEVIN McGARRITY is going back to the British Vauxhall Lotus championship — and back to the team he quit midway through last season . |
| 8 | They 're coming back on the first Wednesday of next month with a bus load of about forty Women 's Institute members — ’ She broke off as she realised he was staring at her in horror . |
| 9 | ‘ The doctors are doing everything possible , ’ the sister replied evasively , glancing back at the scornful Tina . |
| 10 | For some reason these thoughts of Emily sent her memory shooting back to the previous Friday in Vass 's office when he had brought up the subject of the new crèche and she had somehow ended up , almost aggressively , informing him that it was not her intention , ever , to remarry . |