Example sentences of "he go back [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Now , however , Freud expands that concept as well and interestingly enough he goes back to the first term he used for repression .
2 Politicians were masters of the quick recovery , Trent thought as he went back to the front room .
3 He went back to the shaving mirror to comb his hair and when he had finished he pushed a folded handkerchief into his sleeve with quiet satisfaction .
4 He went back to the small house in which Grégoire lived , and attempted to interview his mother .
5 ‘ When you 've finished , it 'll look like a snooker table , ’ he said cheerfully , and , reversing deftly , he went back for the next lot .
6 ‘ Well , he went back on the twenty-third of April 1950 .
7 He went back on the last-minute promise to them to delay the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty .
8 He went back into the smoke-logged coach on several occasions . ’
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