Example sentences of "he went back [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Politicians were masters of the quick recovery , Trent thought as he went back to the front room . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | He went back to the small house in which Grégoire lived , and attempted to interview his mother . |
4 | ‘ When you 've finished , it 'll look like a snooker table , ’ he said cheerfully , and , reversing deftly , he went back for the next lot . |
5 | ‘ Well , he went back on the twenty-third of April 1950 . |
6 | He went back on the last-minute promise to them to delay the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty . |
7 | He went back into the smoke-logged coach on several occasions . ’ |