Example sentences of "way back to [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His mind had at last found its way back to its usual cast when he heard Sara 's friend talking to her .
2 Of course not all social security benefits may be regarded as part of the remuneration package — e.g. maternity benefits to a single man — in which case the labour supply curve will only shift part of the way back to its original position .
3 Some had chased the German two-seater all the way back to its own territory , furious at this interference by the military in their air war .
4 At the close of the service , the processions reformed behind their bands and banners ( there were ten of them that day ) and wound their way back to their own church or chapel for lunch and sports .
5 Some escaped the massacre and tried to make their way back to their own districts .
6 This morning twenty five thousand festival-goers began making their way back to their respective homes at the end of all points of the compass .
7 Sadly unaware of the interest she had caused , Hyacinth made her way back to her undistinguished hotel , and the prospect of a dullish lunch ( fried fish in red bread-crumbs , tinned peas and mash ) in the company of her fellow ‘ delegates ’ , Angela Cartwright and the boring Malcolms .
8 Numb , Wilson turned once more and crept out , all in a run , all the way back to her own home .
9 After he 'd gone she borrowed his bathrobe and made her way back to her own room to dress .
10 Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret .
11 It 's official , Britain 's number one motor racing driver , Nigel Mansell is on his way back to his former team Williams who are based in Didcot in south Oxfordshire .
12 He made his way back to his native area around Sorn , Muirkirk and Mauchline , where he slept at various farms , including Garfield , Meadowhead and Priesthill .
13 Pele ran all the way back to his own goal to get the ball . ’
14 The boxer : the end of the round , the bell went , his seconds had put down his stool , he was there to sit , and his opponent had to walk the whole way back to his own corner .
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