Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] back into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come on , ’ he turned her neatly and propelled her back into the living room . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's him , then , all gone , ’ Gloria said , before a nurse came scurrying out through the doors , took her by the arm and led her back into the ward . |
| 3 | It was always a project which was in parallel with Queen , because we always had a positive attitude to people doing stuff outside the band , getting new experiences and bringing them back into the band . |
| 4 | Keep listening until you are sure that you will recognise the sounds the next time you hear them , then withdraw the spade and push it back into the ground some feet away . |
| 5 | Any second now it would break and throw him back into the river . |
| 6 | Then lift the front foot high and hook it back into the opponent 's head . |
| 7 | She tried to push past him , to get to the door , but he caught hold of her arm , spun her round and bundled her back into the lounge . |
| 8 | ‘ Because , ’ the Doctor answered , a little hoarse himself , ‘ the enhancer works both ways , and the Old One 's survival instinct is letting him draw on its excess life-force to try and bring it back into the world . |
| 9 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
| 10 | It gave her address , her phone number , her next of kin … he tore off this last part and put it back into the locket , which he returned to her body . |
| 11 | They employ it , and put it back into the land , if they do make anything . |
| 12 | Ray folded the article and put it back into the envelope . |
| 13 | One witness said : ‘ The plane had already landed , but the wind came under the wings and lifted it back into the air . |
| 14 | For a moment she looked furiously at Donald , her teeth bared like a cat 's , then she shook her hair out , spattering Donald with bree and barley , and hauled him back into the dance . |
| 15 | The Benefits Agency had told him it was taking action to identify the loans concerned and transfer them back into the system . |
| 16 | Jacob 's demand for a blessing is only what we would expect , and yet it prepares us for the turning point in the story , which follows immediately afterwards , and takes us back into the clearer air of the larger narrative . |
| 17 | I really hope they can raise their game and get us back into the Premier Division . |
| 18 | The bleeper attached to his belt suddenly shrilled into life and after silencing it he eased the hook from the mouth of the pike thrashing about at his feet and brushed it back into the water with the side of his boot . |
| 19 | She pulled the cold embroidered spaces of satin kimono closer to her and pressed her back into the wire of the fender before she drew the basket , full of wounded dog , nearer to herself and to the heat — the little bitch trembled amongst all her luxuries . |
| 20 | I pressed the door shut , and pressed him back into the lighted room at the rear of the store . |
| 21 | Acting on the orders of their government , Lebanese soldiers prevented the Palestinians from entering border villages and ordered them back into the strip of " no-man 's land " separating the " security zone " from Lebanon proper . |
| 22 | Should one of the fry slip from the nest the male will catch it in his mouth and spit it back into the nest . |
| 23 | Expel the remaining clear suspension and draw it back into the syringe several times to break up clumps of cells . |
| 24 | Tammuz leapt up and guided him back into the corridor . |
| 25 | Ormanroyd and he 's got round Laws and pulls it back into the danger area but the cross defended well . |
| 26 | He settled one hand on each side of her hips and pulled her back into the V of his legs . |
| 27 | Loretta put down her book , grasped him by the shoulders , and heaved him back into the arms of his tormentors . |
| 28 | On shore , she rubs her down with the exotically striped blanket , waits until she stirs again , and helps her back into the clothes . |
| 29 | and smack it back into the sky . |
| 30 | Her mummy , drawn by the noise , ran out of the tent , and seeing what had happened put her arms round her to comfort her and took her back into the tent . |