Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] back [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 2 | Pray that they may be people who rely on God 's healing and allow him to set them back on the track of feeding the lambs . |
| 3 | ‘ I would like to have seen him holding us back with an old sword in his hand . ’ |
| 4 | She walked with him to the bus-stop , would not let him walk her back to the flat , said not to follow her ; she 'd watch , be angry . |
| 5 | He soon had it back with Granny 's belongings intact , and I could hardly believe my ears and eyes when I heard her thank him and allow him to lift her back onto the driver 's seat , in gratitude for which she kissed him on the cheek . |
| 6 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 7 | But beneath it she understood , accepted , found it far easier to hate him , when he fought her back to the bed , than to ignore him ; the bitings and scratchings of anger coming near enough to passion so that when he entered her again she found it possible , in her loathing , her detestation , her bitter resentment , to wrap her own strong , hard limbs about him in a grip designed to wound and crush him but which could also excite . |
| 8 | He led her back into the lounge and steered her to her chair . |
| 9 | He led her back into the bedroom and sat her on the chair while he rummaged in the chest . |
| 10 | But his reaction was difficult to define because he merely gave a small shrug and , taking Lucy 's hand , he led her back along the path , where the darkness continued to be broken by the moon 's rays filtering through the trees . |
| 11 | He led me back into the house and up to Southgate 's chamber . |
| 12 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 13 | He led me back through the empty-ward to the other end . |
| 14 | They were ready now , and he led them back to the Saloon . |
| 15 | He led him back along the wooden gantry to the steps . |
| 16 | And slowly , luring him with the chocolate wrapping , he led him back towards the feeding-place . |
| 17 | This time he traced it back to the servant in the bedroom — he blocked out or refused to remember her name — a cold witch , he decided , a witch who would find no satiation in this world , maybe even a spirit brought back to test and ruin those who had intercourse with her . |
| 18 | To begin with er I could n't find the light switch because my , my gaze was directed er at the people in the bed but then er I asked the man in the bed , where was the light switch and er he helped me back towards the area where the switch was and we eventually succeeded in getting the light on . |
| 19 | She was shivering against him , and he helped her back to the fire and bundled her in his own bedroll ; but she kept her arms about him . |
| 20 | The throng in front of Owen melted away , leaving his men exposed , so he drew them back into the shadows . |
| 21 | I was in the kitchen when he played it back on the TV — I remember that day so well — and he called me into the living room to take a look . |
| 22 | Like a game-cock in arrogance , he lifted her back across the dividing space and pulling away the collar of her , inevitably musquash , fur coat , he dropped his mouth low on the back of her neck , drawing kisses to and fro and nibbling gently across it . |
| 23 | He drove her back in a battered silver sports car . |
| 24 | Shortly afterwards , he drove them back to the house , a half a mile away . |
| 25 | He drove me back against the wall , gave me a deep cut in the arm , and began to smile . |
| 26 | Only then did he carry him back to the entrance . |
| 27 | She tried to turn her head away , but he turned it back with a gentleness that was deceptive . |
| 28 | So you know she she said he gets it back in the long run . |
| 29 | He shoved it back into the box and snapped down the lid viciously . |
| 30 | He took me back to the past and showed me the future . |