Example sentences of "then [verb] back [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are those who believe that hitting a real " rock bottom " , losing absolutely everything and then struggling back solely with the aid of the Anonymous Fellowships , is the only true recovery . |
| 2 | , … or to strike south to the Waste , recapture the girl — remember , they may know nothing about her — and then ride back either by the track on the other side of the Swamp or carry on direct south towards Leicester . |
| 3 | She opened her mouth to speak , thought better of it , then slumped back angrily on the sofa and folded her arms across her chest . |
| 4 | Mrs Varden turned over to the next page ; then went back again to the bottom line over leaf to be quite sure of the last words ; and then went on reading with an appearance of the deepest interest and study . |
| 5 | No , cos one of them kept going up to London for the we week and then went back home at the weekends and he had this lovely house ! |
| 6 | He fired one more tap-loaded bullet , then ran back parallel to the road . |