Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She looked too small to be the Queen , ’ said Mr Fagan , so he drew back the curtains to get a better look . |
| 2 | If he went back the day would be done . |
| 3 | Not another word was spoken , till he tossed back the mead in one gulp . |
| 4 | The earliest recorded work of these artists is in the shrine of These us , built or rebuilt by Cimon after he brought back the hero 's bones from Skyros in 473 ; and there is a detailed description by Pausanias of Polygnotos 's two murals in a lesche ( clubhouse ) dedicated at Delphi by the people of Knidos , perhaps after the liberation of the Asia Minor Greeks from Persia in Cimon 's campaigns , which culminated in the victory at the Eurymedon in 468 . |
| 5 | When he looked back the gas-bag was roaring , a spherical furnace illuminating the early dusk . |
| 6 | When he got back the house looked empty . |
| 7 | She would send him off to some lecturing engagement with butter and other rations to give his hostess , and when he came back the rations would be found as a soggy mess in his pocket . |
| 8 | The watchman went to tell the local Chief and when he came back the body was gone . ’ |
| 9 | When he scrapes back the bolts I wince . |
| 10 | It was a fatal move , of course , because when he turned back the leprechaun had gone . ’ |
| 11 | Typical James , thought Cameron , as he handed back the flask and looked at his friend 's flushed face : we are plotting to save our lives and he turns it into a holiday . |
| 12 | If this is indeed the case , the significance of Jesus ' words to the congregation as he gave back the scroll , ‘ This passage of scripture has come true today , as you heard it being read ’ ( Luke 4:21 ) , is even more poignant . |
| 13 | He had to return to base , but as he flew back the thought crossed his mind that if he could get refuelled quickly enough the opportunity might still remain . |
| 14 | As he turned back the coverlet of the bed where he must sleep alone , Frere consoled himself with the thought that what he was incapable of accomplishing himself might be accomplished for him by time and that providential hand , of which , in his earnest efforts outside the home , he was the faithful instrument . |
| 15 | As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew . |