Example sentences of "[verb] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The helmsboy then engaged full ahead , performed two pirouettes , and thundered back the way he had come in a cloud of blue exhaust smoke and coloured speech . |
| 2 | Mr Clinton will scale back the $12 billion he hopes to raise from the tax over the next five years by between a third and two-thirds . |
| 3 | They burned and burned , driving back the darkness . |
| 4 | Fires loomed in the night , driving back the darkness . |
| 5 | Stuff the jacuzzi and send back the limo — Bivouac just wan na plod ! |
| 6 | If at the end of three months you decide that this is too elaborate for you or you 'd like to , if you need to see a week at a glance , er , you just call my office , send back the pages you have n't used , and we would exchange those er , for the equivalent in a different format . |
| 7 | Nor was it always clear on what basis the Principal Education Officer and Chief Inspector on occasions referred back the proposals of the project team . |
| 8 | She saw them at the same moment and hesitated , then she turned and began walking back the way she had come . |
| 9 | The abrupt cut can be softened by a lap dissolve , originally done by gradually closing down the iris on the lens ( a fade-out ) , winding back the film and then opening up the iris for the same length of time and film ( a fade-in ) . |
| 10 | More importantly , both groups wittily peel back the scabs of modern pop until they form into mottled bruises . |
| 11 | She slipped on a thin gauze nightgown , and , despite the clammy , stifling heat of the night , she could n't help shivering with exhaustion as she drew back the bed cover , and crawled gratefully between the thin cotton sheets . |
| 12 | Drew back the shower curtain , |
| 13 | Craig drew back the carpets and examined the floor-boards inch by inch . |
| 14 | She padded across to the window , drew back the curtains and looked out . |
| 15 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 16 | He gave no reply , but went to the window and drew back the curtains , letting the morning light spill into the room ; a room which , without being pretentious , bespoke his new standing in life , a large , well-furnished room , with a grand bed and expensive decor , and velvet curtains with fancy frills . |
| 17 | Mrs. Pridmore , comforted , drew back the curtains and settled down to enjoy her third cup of tea . |
| 18 | I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains . |
| 19 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 20 | ‘ She looked too small to be the Queen , ’ said Mr Fagan , so he drew back the curtains to get a better look . |
| 21 | drew back the curtains ah , ah |
| 22 | He steeled himself as Epitot drew back the sheet . |
| 23 | ’ Reid drew back the sheet to expose the girl 's dropped foot . |
| 24 | Slowly , carefully , he drew back the sheet , letting it slip from her body , exposing her nakedness . |
| 25 | Horns from the fleet drew back the mercenaries . |
| 26 | The depth of the cut could be adjusted by means of a turn-screw which drew back the base plate . |
| 27 | I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body . |
| 28 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 29 | She drew back the curtain with her hand and looked both ways along the deserted street . |
| 30 | Max drew back the covering from the corpse , and even Lewis gave his second involuntary shudder of the night . |