Example sentences of "and [verb] back on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Six agreed to hold an intergovernmental committee , to be headed by the tireless Paul-Henri Spaak , which would consider , flesh out and report back on the various proposals . |
| 2 | All too often you pitch the ball short , catch the slope and finish back on the lower layer . |
| 3 | I walked the glen many times , and looked back on the few trees , lying far in the hollow , that grow near the place where the massacre is said to have begun ; while on either side were deep rock-lined , tree and fern-fringed chasms , leading into seclusions and bleak mountain summits , one could spend long hours exploring . |
| 4 | She lost her balance and fell back on the old iron bedstead , pulling the old woman off her feet . |
| 5 | Ronni sighed and lay back on the hyacinth-coloured bedspread . |
| 6 | ‘ Press down with your left foot and pull back on the green lever , then , ’ said the Thing . |