Example sentences of "back [conj] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes two movements to operate the lace carriage , once to the right to transfer stitches then back OR once to the right to prepare and then back transferring stitches on the return to the left , leaving the main carriage clear to work two rows ; across , to place loops in empty needles and back to the right knitting all the stitches . |
| 2 | But the , the motor car was used firstly for taking people back and forward to the station . |
| 3 | Then I sort of hold her hands tight while she rocks back and forward on the bed . |
| 4 | Evans sobbed drily , gulping in great mouthfuls of air , and rocked back and forward against the mantelpiece which was lined with Christmas cards . |
| 5 | But after two weeks of going back and fro to the barn they finally decided for some unknown reason that they had had enough . |
| 6 | Albert going past , he 's back and forwards to the garden . |
| 7 | When a message allowed unambiguous identification of the requested target , children directed their gaze back and forwards across the array relatively infrequently . |
| 8 | Already there were people there , silhouettes that wandered back and forwards in the firelight . |
| 9 | They all cackle with pleasure at the absurdity of it ; then , as soon as Harry has gone back into his room , they all mock him , walking back and forth about the room holding imaginary braces and letter , and talking with a German accent . |
| 10 | Warmed by Coleman 's sympathy , El-Jorr made a point of introducing him to all the CIs and ‘ mules ’ who arrived at Eurame on their way back and forth along the pipeline , including him in the conversation as they brewed up endless cups of Lebanese coffee . |
| 11 | He paced back and forth on the tarmac , occasionally stopping to talk to his men . |
| 12 | Satan ran back and forth on the line a few times , snout quivering as it tasted the delicious scent trace . |
| 13 | ‘ Tomorrow 's a bit awkward , ’ she says , twisting her shoe back and forth on the ground . |
| 14 | He cantered back and forth on the gravel beach , then rode off through a corn field . |
| 15 | Their voices echoed back and forth across the water like the calls of water birds . |
| 16 | Almost before Laura could blink her eyes a vigorous pillow-fight seemed to be taking place as the two small girls charged back and forth across the bed , screaming with laughter when they managed to score a hit . |
| 17 | The problem is that since West Germany also spies on its neighbour , a great deal of time is taken up with swopping convicted spies back and forth across the border . |
| 18 | She idly watched a tame yellow warbler hopping back and forth across the window sill as Victor put the call through . |
| 19 | He rounded a corner , passing three children kicking a football back and forth across the road . |
| 20 | A six-pack of beer , which someone had forgotten to stow away , slid back and forth across the cabin floor , over and over again . |
| 21 | Back and forth across the bay |
| 22 | The top was of gleaming steel which Mrs Curdle rubbed up daily with emery paper , hissing gently to herself like a groom to a horse , as her busy hand slid back and forth across the satin of the surface . |
| 23 | There at last were the now familiar figures moving back and forth across the sand . |
| 24 | Tilting Hārkini 's head to catch the sun , Kāli angled the reflection on to the wall , casting a stained-glass disc of red , yellow , green , blue and orange circles — splaying it back and forth across the wall according to the movements of her sister 's head . |
| 25 | She was darting back and forth across the clutter on the floor , tweaking cords and muttering beneath her breath . |
| 26 | After the completion of his second term as governor in 1975 , he was unemployed and had the opportunity to trail back and forth across the country making contact with local and state party leaders , raising financial support and fashioning a personal organization . |
| 27 | Bars of sunlight broke through the slatted windows and swept back and forth across the floor , and the smell of the sea came up the carriage bearing memories of childhood outings . |
| 28 | Above her , in Richard 's bedroom , she could hear the slow deliberate footsteps striding heavily back and forth across the floor . |
| 29 | They crossed the dark hallway , which smelled strongly of damp and dog , the animals themselves charging gleefully back and forth across the floor . |
| 30 | The issue of ‘ reprivatisation ’ , as it is quaintly termed , is also politically sensitive , and the Polish Sejm has been throwing it back and forth across the Chamber like a hot potato . |