Example sentences of "back the [noun sg] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man on the moped threw back the flap of his satchel , glanced round , fingered the radio transmitter which would send the signal . |
| 2 | He swallowed back the bile in his throat . |
| 3 | Whitlock swallowed back the bile in his throat and crossed to where the gunman lay , his shirt soaked in blood . |
| 4 | While he was enthusing about future advancements in the industry there was perhaps a hint of sadness in leaving it behind — but thoughts of the ‘ challenges of my new career ’ soon put back the sparkle in his eye . |
| 5 | Ward knocked back the rest of his tequila and called for the cuenta . |
| 6 | Eddie had cut away most of his thin nondescript hair , cropping it close to the skull , and she had also cut back the hair on his forehead , giving him a pronounced widow 's peak . |
| 7 | While he held this vision in the trembling torchlight , the eyes opened and looked at him , reflecting back the light of his torch . |
| 8 | On the second night at the caravan she had slid back the partition between his bed and hers and had walked quietly up to his bed and had stood gravely looking down at him . |
| 9 | He held out his arm and pushed back the sleeve of his overall and there was a rectangle of puckered ruddy skin . |
| 10 | He flicked back the cuff of his jacket to glance at his watch and as he did so he saw that he was still carrying Maidstone 's hat . |
| 11 | He swept back the curtain above his bunk . |