Example sentences of "back to the present " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with that slice of humour , we are brought back to the present . |
| 2 | Frankie 's twitchy legs and itchy scalp pulled his thoughts back to the present . |
| 3 | He jerked his senses back to the present with a star . |
| 4 | His thoughts were brought back to the present when Nanny Fanny gave him a sandwich of buttered bread thickly spread with strawberry jam . |
| 5 | Slowly , blinking , he came back to the present . |
| 6 | Her mind brought her abruptly back to the present when she thought , that was until two years ago when Jessie left the Dame School . |
| 7 | You add all this other information and you constantly do that throughout the 24 hour day by saying that , ‘ it 's 11 o'clock , time for your coffee ’ , ‘ it 's twelve o'clock , it 's time for lunch ’ , and constantly giving your name and bringing them back to the present . ’ |
| 8 | You can begin to bring someone back to the present if you can gradually get them to remember events in their life nearer to the present day . |
| 9 | With a start , George brought his thoughts back to the present , aware that both his father and the groom were looking at him curiously . |
| 10 | This will do you no harm at all , although to be brought gently back to the present by the voice of the therapist is a more satisfactory way . |
| 11 | BACK TO THE PRESENT |
| 12 | They were almost at the church before he wrenched his mind back to the present . |
| 13 | Myeloski brought her back to the present . |
| 14 | It was almost a treasonable thought , and Denis was relieved when Boxer , observing that the tractor was a ‘ queer-looking contraption ’ , drew him back to the present . |
| 15 | She pulled her thoughts back to the present with an effort as Miles stood . |
| 16 | Only when she fumbles with the tiny metal flap of my zip does my mind shake back to the present . |
| 17 | When Leo made some small movement , she was suddenly brought back to the present and became mortifyingly aware that she had just emptied her heart to a virtual stranger . |
| 18 | Rune 's pleasant voice penetrated her thoughts , bringing her back to the present with a small start . |
| 19 | Merrill 's thoughts snapped back to the present . |
| 20 | She blinked , pulling her mind back to the present . |
| 21 | Even before he got to her she was mesmerised , the dark eyes holding her with complete ease , and she had to bring herself quickly back to the present to do what she had planned and set matters on an even footing straight away . |
| 22 | Jenna came back to the present rapidly and painfully as she tripped over a fallen and partially sunken log . |
| 23 | Sometimes she came back to the present with a bang to find that one of the girls had asked a question and had received no answer at all because Jenna 's gaze was fixed on the sky outside the window , her mind travelling the road to Paris and Alain . |
| 24 | The sight of Felipe de Santis brought her back to the present with a bang . |
| 25 | ‘ I have near-photographic recall , ’ he sneered , and Kate blinked , immediately brought back to the present . |
| 26 | His voice sounded husky and more than a little tired , but it brought her back to the present with painful clarity . |
| 27 | Now , as she came back to the present , Lady Merchiston 's own eyes were on her in a compelling look , demanding an answer . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's no need to look so worried , ’ he observed softly , yanking Isabel back to the present . |
| 29 | When we look back to the present , it will be perfectly clear that in many sectors of the economy , the recovery has indeed started . |
| 30 | The first part of the right-hand side of ( 6.38 ) is the present value of dividends during the supernormal growth stage , while the second part is the present value of the share in year T ( at the end of the supernormal growth phase and assuming constant growth thereafter ) , which is then discounted back to the present . |