Example sentences of "turned back the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand is the car dealer who buys and displays for sale a car which someone else has previously ‘ clocked , ’ i. e. turned back the odometer . |
| 2 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 3 | It was a fatal move , of course , because when he turned back the leprechaun had gone . ’ |
| 4 | A car dealer turned back the mileometer on a car and then put up a notice that the mileage " may not be correct " . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Lucy went to the machine , turned back the tape , and the next instant Bill Martin 's voice floated into the office . |
| 7 | She fiddled a tiny key into an infinitesimal lock and turned back the lid of her jewel-case . |