Example sentences of "and went back to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll be back , Heidi , ’ she said , and went back to the phone . |
| 2 | The man opened his mouth to comment , shrugged and went back to the cab . |
| 3 | Sir Edmund was out when I got back to the office , so I gave my new name and address to Rosemary and went back to the Temple to collect some kit for my weekend with Joanna . |
| 4 | He was unable to find work and went back to the North to be near his little boy . |
| 5 | She got off the bus at the next stop , and went back to the building , pushing the children in a collapsible pushchair , which had a propensity only to collapse when occupied . |
| 6 | They left it there , and went back to the breakfast table , to their unfinished bowls of café au lait . |
| 7 | We talked and you left , then Damien ushered us out and went back to the prie-dieu . |
| 8 | Before he received any answer , the arresting policeman shut the door , warned him that he would be arrested for obstruction if he persisted and went back to the driver 's seat . |
| 9 | I pushed the black case deep into the hanging space again , stood up outside the door , closed it and went back to the scenes of jollity to the rear . |
| 10 | She slammed the door shut and went back to the window . |
| 11 | He called Sophie and listened while her voice ran through the little script that people write for answerphones , then doubled his double Scotch and went back to the window . |
| 12 | He got up and went back to the window , willing the door 's reflection to move . |
| 13 | She came home in despair and went back to the clinic to work rather than spend the Sunday alone , or try to pass the time with friends . |
| 14 | At length I grew tired and went back to the joys of the tavern , both the board and the bed . |
| 15 | He closed the door and went back to the desk , sat down , dialled the number from memory . |
| 16 | He locked the door and went back to the carrel . |
| 17 | George replaced the receiver and went back to the kitchen . |
| 18 | She turned , without a word , and went back to the kitchen . |
| 19 | She let her breath out and went back to the kitchen to make the tea . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , James brought them down , had a hot dog , and went back to the bar . |
| 21 | So the first opportunity I had I left Bradley 's and went back to the Lock so it 'd been war direction , war service we asked and it counted as me service with the Lock , that I had n't interrupted me service being as I was directed so that 's how I say I had fifty years at the Lock . |
| 22 | She left him and went back to the landing to listen . |
| 23 | I stepped round him and went back to the house . |
| 24 | They left after that drink and went back to the house at Lochgair ; Rory and Kenneth cleared a tangled choke of bushes and shrubs at the rear of the garden , where Mary wanted the lawn extended . |
| 25 | Corbett shook his head and went back to the house . |
| 26 | I got on my bike and went back to the house a bit recklessly , shooting through puddles on the path and taking the Jump — a bit on the path where there 's a long downhill on a dune and then a short uphill where it 's easy to leave the ground — at a good forty kilometres per hour , landing with a muddy thump that nearly had me in the whin bushes and left me with a very sore bum , making me want to keep opening my mouth with the feeling of it . |
| 27 | He got up and went back to the pony , climbing on as Nutty had told him . |
| 28 | He saw that they kept in their lines , with their helms and weapons in reach , and went back to the awning his servants had raised with a bench under it , and some saddles . |
| 29 | Ranulf humoured him and , once they were through the Galilee Gate , handed over the promised coins and went back to the guest house . |
| 30 | ‘ Cheers , lads , ’ Duncan said as we turned and went back to the pillar . |