Example sentences of "as they [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herr Nordern staggered as the night air hit him and Bodo held his elbow as they lurched back to the flats . |
| 2 | As they walked back through the hotel he remarked casually , ‘ I said I 'd meet Jack on the terrace for a drink . ’ |
| 3 | As they walked back through the haunted lanes of the Salamanca gardens , Cleo voiced her thoughts to Lorimer . |
| 4 | Three casual little words should n't assume such importance , Merrill thought , dazed , as they walked back through the darkness . |
| 5 | As they walked back along the paved way between the Union building and the Science block he said , ‘ Did the insulin project ever come to anything ? ’ |
| 6 | Graham asked as they walked back towards the main Concourse . |
| 7 | Diane said as they walked back towards the pickup . |
| 8 | So she had been right about Rebecca after all , she thought as they walked back towards the main part of the house . |
| 9 | Merrill kept her face averted as they walked back towards the Abbey . |
| 10 | ‘ Come and see me on Thursday , as usual , my dear , ’ Miss Hatherby said as they walked back across the terrace . |
| 11 | But that offer was declined too , courteous goodbyes were exchanged , and Omi took Erika 's arm as they walked back to the S-Bahn . |
| 12 | Discarded papers blew in the narrow street as they walked back to the car . |
| 13 | Paula asked as they walked back to the hotel . |
| 14 | Dennis winked unpleasantly as they walked back to the stables . |
| 15 | ‘ Why not go to Malton tomorrow and buy a riding habit ? ’ her husband suggested as they walked back to the house . |
| 16 | As they walked back to the house , George managed to fill out his description by giving more details of the inside of the house . |
| 17 | ‘ I rest my case , ’ said X as they walked back to the clubhouse . |
| 18 | Bernard asked as they walked back to the bar room . |
| 19 | He remained silent as they walked back to the car and he opened the passenger-door for her . |
| 20 | He stood aside , and as they walked back to the office Lucy felt an unexpected wave of gratitude towards Doreen . |
| 21 | As they walked back to the clubhouse with the Vice-Captain , conversation was made difficult by the roar and whirr of a helicopter hovering over the field behind . |
| 22 | He took her arm and she nestled against him as they walked back to the car . |
| 23 | He looked rueful as they walked back to the car . |
| 24 | As they walked back to the car , Sophie asked , ‘ Do you pay a regular visit here or do you wait until they call you ? ’ |
| 25 | As they walked back to the car , he took her hand again and then lifted it to his lips . |
| 26 | There was something nice and safe about an old-fashioned waltz , she decided , settling into the comfortable circle of Jim 's arms as they drifted back to the dance floor . |
| 27 | They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists . |
| 28 | Sophie had given Pascoe the bare details as they ran back from the restaurant ; now she told the rest . |
| 29 | They bumped into him as they went back through the wire and held a whispered council of war . |
| 30 | As they went back through the copse Hazel recounted his talk with Fiver that morning . |