Example sentences of "he [vb past] back [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , when he checked back on the correlation between his simple lix values and the criterion of pooled estimates of difficulty , he found that the figure was 0.92 , which was exactly the same as that obtained from the multiple regression . |
| 2 | Shielding his eyes against the dust and heat with an upraised arm , he limped back to the corner and peered round . |
| 3 | The drums then took up a regular beat as he stalked back to the coffin . |
| 4 | Rachel watched him as he tramped back through the fruit trees towards the house . |
| 5 | Totally mystified by his experience , he crept back to the booking hall and tried to sleep . |
| 6 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 7 | He tumbled back into the saloon . |
| 8 | He slouched back in the chair , his face drawn as if he realised the mortal danger they were now in . |
| 9 | By the time he got back to the field , all his belongings had gone . |
| 10 | Davis had such a good time in Paris that when he got back to the US , he was so depressed that ‘ before I knew it , I had a heroin habit that took me four years to kick . ’ |
| 11 | As soon as he got back to the hut he passed his grandparents a bowl of water each . |
| 12 | When he got back to the hotel Gentle 's first instinct was to call Jude . |
| 13 | He half expected that the police would be waiting for him when he got back to the pub . |
| 14 | There would be punishment waiting for him when he got back to the house . |
| 15 | By the time he got back to the house , it was after nine o'clock . |
| 16 | Habit shouldered curiosity out of the way for a moment when he got back to the house , and he checked around the Mercedes for damage . |
| 17 | He always did sooner or later , the telltale grass stains easy to see when he got back to the house , leading to ridicule . |
| 18 | It was only when he got back to the Star Dressing Room after the performance that Charles fully took in its luxurious appointments . |
| 19 | Then he felt resentful for being made to feel guilty , so that by the time he got back to the Questura all the benefits of his walk had been cancelled out . |
| 20 | Garvey was so drunk when he got back to the pageant that he knocked over the ladder twice before opening the trapdoor . |
| 21 | It was exceedingly late by the time he got back to the mansion block . |
| 22 | ‘ This is very nice , ’ she said , when he got back to the table . |
| 23 | Charles looked a mess when he got back to the car , but Frances made no comment . |
| 24 | When he got back to the car Ivy took it away from him and opened the other end . |
| 25 | The painting in four contrary modes was there to greet Gentle when he got back to the studio . |
| 26 | Even when he was small , out hunting , and broke his arm , could n't wait until he got back on the horse , used his stock for a sling and rode home . ’ |
| 27 | When he got back into the kitchen the cat , finally courageous in its search for food , was sitting in the corner . |
| 28 | Clutching the phial of thallium in his pocket he got back into the car . |
| 29 | At 9 o'clock precisely , just as the pips ended and the news began , he got back into the car and drove off . |
| 30 | He got back into the car and she heard the door slam , the engine accelerate and the tyres slide again on the gravel . |