Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] back a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lindsey choked back a cry of disbelief as she scrambled unsteadily to her feet . |
| 32 | MARKS & Spencer has just reported half-year profits up by a fifth , yet many investors will have been mystified to note that the stock market reaction was for the share price to fall back a bit . |
| 33 | Once a new tutor was appointed for the girl who refused to go to school , Mr and Mrs M drew back a little . |
| 34 | The movement of this reminds me of er stage set and the figures on the bench could almost be actors and actresses and with the figure at the bottom here , the male at the bottom , well its not quite at bottom , tucked away at the side there , he , he , he looks like erm , like a harlequin figure , maybe a mischief maker , er I , I felt there was a lot of fun in this painting and a lot of erm , er gravado and , and stage specs , that kind of thing , so this poem is called for obvious reasons People Of The Nile , and I 'll read it twice , probably be the best way Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing Chinese whispers , so I , I , I quite wanted to give that er a , a contemporary updated feel , erm , I read that again for the people who may of just seen the picture at the back People Of The Nile , Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing chinese whispers , erm , the next one , we 'll have to put you on wheels I think |
| 35 | The movement of this reminds me of er stage set and the figures on the bench could almost be actors and actresses and with the figure at the bottom here , the male at the bottom , well its not quite at bottom , tucked away at the side there , he , he , he looks like erm , like a harlequin figure , maybe a mischief maker , er I , I felt there was a lot of fun in this painting and a lot of erm , er gravado and , and stage specs , that kind of thing , so this poem is called for obvious reasons People Of The Nile , and I 'll read it twice , probably be the best way Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing Chinese whispers , so I , I , I quite wanted to give that er a , a contemporary updated feel , erm , I read that again for the people who may of just seen the picture at the back People Of The Nile , Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing chinese whispers , erm , the next one , we 'll have to put you on wheels I think |
| 36 | He believed that a generous gesture by Israel to accept back a large number might break the impasse , and generate an atmosphere conducive to an overall settlement . |
| 37 | But , as we have evidence going back a number of years the reactor is in such poor condition that there is no way they could safely operate the current requirement of the modern government standard . |
| 38 | Florrie took a pinch of snuff and looked up at the sky , waiting for the inevitable sneeze , and Aggie stepped back a pace . |
| 39 | Bernice and Defries stepped back a few paces , to where Daak 's shrieking chainsword was slicing a hole in the curved wall . |
| 40 | I mean th the , the analogy that occurs to me is of a dam holding back a raging torrent . |
| 41 | Lindsey bit back a sigh of impatience . |
| 42 | Collective self-help and co-operative ways of tackling problems go back a long way . |
| 43 | His memories go back a long , long way . ’ |
| 44 | He raised a mocking dark brow as he sat back in his seat and crossed one long leg over the other , and Fran bit back a sudden urge to snap an answer at him . |
| 45 | He and Ockrent go back a long way — to a jointly written screenplay for Paul MacCartney , which ‘ never saw the light of day — a damn shame , because it was a lot better than Broad Street . |
| 46 | Catherine bit back a cutting remark about Violet . |
| 47 | Last week the deadline for finding eight thousand pounds to pay back a loan from a mortgage company expired . |
| 48 | World snooker champion , Steven Hendry has paid out ten thousand pounds to get back a cue stolen from him . |
| 49 | Claudia choked back a cry of dismay — he must n't do that . |
| 50 | Mankind 's love affair with the apple goes back a long way . |
| 51 | Iron working in the area goes back a long way . |
| 52 | Sir Adam Thomson , the founder of British Caledonian , took the trouble to write back a most comprehensive letter , giving kindly guidance and suggesting that until Giles was old enough , he should gain useful experience in a related industry like travel . |
| 53 | Instinctively — as if faced by some poisonous animal — people moved back a little . |
| 54 | Emily shook back a stray curl of hair and held herself upright , she must stop feeling sorry for herself . |
| 55 | When Sara glanced back a few moments later , she saw that five liverymen had descended upon the urchin and were giving him a beating . |
| 56 | But Townsend gave his side a deserved lead in the 19th minute The Republic of Ireland midfielder was perfectly positioned in the nineteenth minute when Graeme Le Saux touched back a crossfield ball from Fleck for his skipper to drive home a low shot . |
| 57 | Eighteen-year-old James Buchanan from Derry pulled back a two minute deficit from the 32-length swim to finish first after the 32km cycle , recording the fastest bike split of 48 minutes 23 seconds . |
| 58 | Wednesday fell back a couple of feet and wailed in terror . |
| 59 | After all , his links to Christian democracy went back a long way . |
| 60 | OLYMPIC aces returning from Barcelona this week brought back a very silly story about cycling superstar Chris Boardman : ‘ Have you heard he 's been tested for drugs . ’ |