Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bodie glanced at the wreck of the Stones ' car as it was slowly winched back across the pavement by the police breakdown truck . |
| 2 | Numerous operations were performed , until , as Charlie says , ‘ I was eventually shipped back to the States on the Queen Mary and was so happy to see the Statue of Liberty again . |
| 3 | Three particular ‘ Snoddyisms ’ stand out : ( 1 ) Roy Allen was blatantly pulled back by the arm inside the penalty area as he ran to meet a corner — ‘ play on ’ was the decision . |
| 4 | More bad luck was to follow a minute later ; Steve Jenkins hit a cross shot which Spencer Creedon parried across the six yard box , Kenny Clark followed up and desperately slid in but was denied by the post , and in doing so , dislocated his finger , but was luckily allowed back into the action within minutes following treatment . |
| 5 | He 'd be lucky if he was merely broken back into the Scouts for ten or twenty years . |
| 6 | A potential consignment was purportedly held back in the hope of a higher price . |
| 7 | Cairns , convinced an earlier declaration could have given Notts a chance of victory , at one stage squatted in mid-pitch with his head in his hands and was only directed back to the middle after setting off for the pavilion . |
| 8 | When Leo made some small movement , she was suddenly brought back to the present and became mortifyingly aware that she had just emptied her heart to a virtual stranger . |
| 9 | Several papers report on Goldie the goldfish which was apparently brought back from the dead when its owner gave it the kiss of life and poured whisky down its throat . |
| 10 | She was soon invited back to the house at Paulton 's Square , where she found Laura ‘ motherly , warm , interested in what you were doing and a marvellous person to chat to . |
| 11 | Even a biscuit tin full of buttons and other odds and ends was finally put back in the pile of things to be kept because , as Granny said , ‘ You never know when they 'll come in handy . ’ |
| 12 | On my perch , arms wrapped tightly round the shrouds , I was alternately laid back over the deck and thrust out over the water . |
| 13 | I was just getting back into the driving seat when there was a shout and a figure emerged from the gully about fifty metres above me . |
| 14 | I was just walking back past the big , black marble vault belonging to the Chatwin family when somebody dodged out from behind it and grabbed me from the back . |
| 15 | He was just walking back to the house when the patrol car came storming up the drive , etching his shadow on the wall . |
| 16 | I was emotionally devastated , but I was not going back with the intention of finding a man to take care of me , to pay my bills , to embellish me and play papa as Helmut had . |
| 17 | Resplendent in traditional training scheme of silver with yellow T-bands , Vampire T.11 XD434 was formally handed back to the Fenland Aviation Museum on September 30 after restoration at RAF Marham . |
| 18 | Entitled ‘ Potential human carcinogens : methods for identification and characterisation ’ , it was promptly kicked back through the door by several well-respected cancer specialists who were asked to review it . |
| 19 | ‘ Now is the best time , ’ Athelstan replied , drawing closer , whispering into Sir John 's ear , conscious that Lady Maude was totally absorbed in the pageant before her whilst Benedicta , distracted , was still staring back at the admiring gallant . |
| 20 | The van was clearly headed back towards the exit . |
| 21 | Dodman was driving a van which was being loaded with the stolen property which was later traced back to the burglary at Victoria Wines . |
| 22 | Mr Williams was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital and he was later allowed back to the hotel . |
| 23 | Action was also held back by the need to reform local finance which both Reports recommended . |
| 24 | Does the Prime Minister recall that the cause of reconciliation in Northern Ireland was tragically set back in the aftermath of the 1974 election ? |
| 25 | He was now heading back in the direction of New York City , by circling the perimeter of the vast estate . |
| 26 | But Preston was n't going back across the Common . |
| 27 | Standing there and scowling and telling Mrs Gotobed that he was n't coming back after the war , that he was n't going into the shop … |
| 28 | Much of the machinery is in working order and I was so fascinated to see it actually in operation that I was late getting back to the bus ; driver sitting with engine running , and the eyes of every accusing fellow passenger upon me . |
| 29 | As she was about to wriggle back into the room , the faint scent of the climbing rose came to her nostrils , and she sniffed it appreciatively , then paused , remembering the legend . |
| 30 | I was about to go back to the hotel when a pool attendant gestured to me and whispered that he urgently needed to change Iraqi dinars into dollars . |