Example sentences of "his [noun sg] back [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry cast his mind back to the small talk of a small town . |
| 2 | Henry Tyler cast his mind back to the fatal evening . |
| 3 | He pulls his foreskin back from the great bruised rose . |
| 4 | SACKED Coleraine surgeon dramatically resigned today shortly after being given his job back by the Northern Health Board . |
| 5 | Luke had turned his attention back to the other women , and none of them had attention to spare for anyone but him . |
| 6 | Even before Juron ordered the targeting of the Titan that had been touched by the vortex implosion , Lexandro wrenched his attention back to the immediate peril . |
| 7 | The crowd faded , and he turned his attention back to the unconscious man at his feet . |
| 8 | To that end he now turned his attention back to the military progress of the war . |
| 9 | Out of this , forms emerge , solidify , and then disintegrate again as the spectator turns his attention back from the individual forms to the painting as a whole . |
| 10 | Fortunately he was n't badly hurt and managed to make his way back down the usual approach route into the peaceful , leafy lanes of Wildboarclough . |
| 11 | Mick may find it tough to force his way back into the international arena , but this game offers a superb platform for him to relaunch his England ambitions . |
| 12 | At this stage he had been in contention behind McCallen and Dunlop and even after his restart he still clawed his way back into the leading group . |
| 13 | Michael Chang has fought his way back into the top ten . |
| 14 | He wound his way back over the leaf-strewn grass like a toy duck . |
| 15 | He looked about him , his head lifted , his heart suddenly warmed by their concern for him , then turned and began making his way back to the imperial craft . |
| 16 | Marginally refreshed , Auguste made his way back to the Imperial Hotel late that afternoon . |
| 17 | For a long time I was afraid that he had survived the raids of the Khabiris on our last outposts in the north ; but an infantry captain who had known him managed to make his way back to the Southern Capital and contacted my steward . |
| 18 | Everything seemed to be going well and Yurchenko was about to provide more useful information when , on 2 November 1985 , he eluded his CIA colleagues at a restaurant in Washington and made his way back to the Russian Embassy and thence to Moscow . |
| 19 | ’ He thumbed his way back to the private accounts . |
| 20 | On his way back to the Tented Village Patrick paused at the ‘ short ’ 11th , where a big crowd had collected . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm certain when he is fully fit he will prove his worth to this club and force his way back onto the international scene with England . ’ |
| 22 | Nodding thoughtfully , the Doctor made his way back towards the small group gathered round the screens . |
| 23 | He handed it and his sunhat back to the fuming bowler , who felt the gesture was not made with due courtesy . |