Example sentences of "i [verb] back [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview .
2 I crept back the few yards to the way marked path and walked on down the track .
3 I choked back a heartfelt tear .
4 And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms .
5 ‘ I wrote a letter two days ago suggesting a meeting and this morning I got back a curt note suggesting a time .
6 er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't
7 Yes , he said , I should go , and he would n't come , cos he ai n't got no answer to it you see , anyway I went and I started back the next morning , he called me back .
8 ‘ Victor and I go back a long way .
9 Ali and I go back a long way .
10 Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level .
11 Tyler and I go back a few years .
12 I bit back a tart reply as my master tugged at my sleeve and we tactfully took our leave .
13 ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected .
14 Obligingly I leaned back an additional inch or two into the firm and furry pillows .
15 That 's why I thought , when I come back the next time and you 're upset I said oh no way do I want to upset a woman like that .
16 The birds had told me Diggs had left a few minutes earlier , so I ran back the quick way to the house , where the lights all burned as usual .
17 I pull back the candlewick bedspread and lie on my back with my manuscript .
18 I sat back a little bit more than usual and made sure things were organised .
  Next page