Example sentences of "slowly back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She walked slowly back down the lane , savouring the rich peace , the strength she felt . |
| 2 | They drove slowly back down the mountain road until they came to the track that led up to the Zimmermann farmhouse . |
| 3 | Refusing to allow herself the indulgence of looking in the mirror and repairing her make-up , she walked slowly back down the hall and opened the door again with trembling hands . |
| 4 | As he drove slowly back towards the farm , Cora-Beth seemed to regain her equilibrium and , taking his cue from her , they talked lightly about Harry 's childhood with the Pritchetts . |
| 5 | Sanchez got up and they walked slowly back towards the pit . |
| 6 | Wycliffe lit his pipe as he left the house and walked slowly back towards the town . |
| 7 | She began to walk very slowly back towards the house . |
| 8 | They were climbing slowly back towards the cottage from the water 's edge . |
| 9 | Then the train went into reverse , motors growling , occupants groaning , and trundled slowly back through the squalls of rain , passing Maryhill and looping down through Anniesland and over Great Western Road . |
| 10 | Each year the seasons would move slowly back through the calendar until Christmas ended up in the summer . |
| 11 | Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing . |
| 12 | " I always thought that gardens , " said Clara , as they progressed slowly back along the long stretch of grass , and down the steps to the lower level , " I always thought that gardens were for growing flowers in . |
| 13 | We drive slowly back along the road . |
| 14 | ‘ Betty is a wonderful cook , ’ she said , as they walked slowly back across the fields . |
| 15 | As Athelstan and Benedicta rode slowly back across the dark , choppy waters of the Thames , Adam Horne left the Crutched Friars monastery near Mark Lane just north of the Tower . |
| 16 | Pull the dumb-bell slowly back to the overhead position , then breathe out . |
| 17 | Discarded by the press , the hapless Mrs Ullman walked slowly back to the Tube station , still reeling from her brief moment of TV fame . |
| 18 | They dragged themselves slowly back to the form-room and sat on their desks , waiting . |
| 19 | ‘ And as the light fades , we watch the last urine sample of the day being taken slowly back to the laboratory ’ |
| 20 | Then she dried her eyes on the hem of her petticoat and went slowly back to the house . |
| 21 | She felt cold , and folded her arms across her chest as she walked slowly back to the house , looking down at the bloodstained front step . |
| 22 | He walked slowly back to the lodge . |
| 23 | Hauser turned away , walked slowly back to the waiting Sikorsky . |
| 24 | Then they walked slowly back to the shop . |
| 25 | We had drunk a lot more than was usual for Jean-Claude and me , and we rolled slowly back to the cottage , stopping only , on Jean-Claude 's insistence , to listen to the music of the night insects . |
| 26 | After a while she felt exhausted and walked slowly back to the house , shutting the front door carefully behind her . |
| 27 | But Martin and Mihal went slowly down the mountain , and slowly back to the forest . |
| 28 | He walked slowly back to the clearing . |
| 29 | I walked slowly back to the hotel . |
| 30 | A few minutes later , Sir Thomas was walking slowly back to the Imperial Hotel in advance of the main party . |