Example sentences of "they [verb] back [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In any case , the Dwarfs saw in the savage human tribes potential allies to help them fight the Orcs and , ultimately , to help them win back the lost Dwarf fortresses . |
2 | We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity . |
3 | When they got back the little house was empty . |
4 | ‘ I expect they came back the next day , or the next week ? ’ |
5 | And they came back the next day to build shelters for the Feast of Tabernacles , in obedience to the law 's commands . |
6 | On the league front , Eurodata collected their first point of the season in division one when they pulled back a 3-1 deficit against Stretton Lucas ( Curry , Hughes , Clements ) to draw a 3-3 draw , with Chris Melia ( 2 ) and Neil Smith scoring . |
7 | United took off Lee Nogan and brought on Mark Stein and just when the game seemed to be slipping from their grasp , they pulled back a vital goal through Martin Foyle . |
8 | Together they pulled back the high door , which despite its rustic appearance , ran smoothly on well-greased and balanced rollers . |
9 | ‘ Some say they brought back the wrong ashes , and that is n't Yeats there at all . |
10 | They go back a long way . |
11 | We get people on the programme singing and dancing so badly it 's painful , but they come back the next week and tell us that everyone 's stopping them in the streets to congratulate them , not slag them off . ’ |
12 | And I think they sat back a little bit , you know , and maybe tried to defend the three nothing lead . |