Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , the Dwarfs saw in the savage human tribes potential allies to help them fight the Orcs and , ultimately , to help them win back the lost Dwarf fortresses . |
| 2 | So to the beach Kaptan and I would go , or walk around the garden , pulling out weeds , me trimming back the undergrowth while he handed spare tools up the ladder . |
| 3 | We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity . |
| 4 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 5 | It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily . |
| 6 | I crept back the few yards to the way marked path and walked on down the track . |
| 7 | I choked back a heartfelt tear . |
| 8 | I choked back the tears and mumbled that I was glad I 'd had cancer . |
| 9 | And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms . |
| 10 | they charged me thirty six quid for a plus V A T , plus a fiver till I bring back the other one . |
| 11 | I passed back the form and just about managed a smile myself . |
| 12 | I sent off my $5 and I got back a list of occupations : TV repairman , shoe salesman , musician , fireman , axe murderer . |
| 13 | I got back a two-word coded message . |
| 14 | ‘ I wrote a letter two days ago suggesting a meeting and this morning I got back a curt note suggesting a time . |
| 15 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 16 | So , so , he looked , he looked round at me , he looked at the the other group waiting in front and he was , he flashed his lights at them so that , they realised what was going on by then , they moved forward a bit , I moved back a bit and he just had enough room he reversed right up close to me and then got out but he just had enough room to get out , and since then I wo n't park over the driveway up there , cos you can bet your life the one driveway along that road and you parked in front is the one that somebody wants to get into . |
| 17 | I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body . |
| 18 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 19 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 20 | If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body . |
| 21 | Slowly I put back the receiver and climbed upstairs . |
| 22 | When I look back the me of those days bears no relation at all to the me now . |
| 23 | I hauled back the wheel and the plane mushed down and hit the water . |
| 24 | I threw back the blanket and walked to the window . |
| 25 | After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror … |
| 26 | ‘ And I threw back the bedclothes before I had any more time to think about it and burst out of the bed ; threw myself into the middle of the bedroom , screaming and roaring and thrashing about . ’ |
| 27 | I threw back the covers to seen but the sheet was completely dry . |
| 28 | I handed back the receiver and heard Ronnie being agitated on the other end . |
| 29 | I handed back the magazine and gave him a bundle of mail . |
| 30 | I do n't want to be blown across the room in the first ten minutes so I hang back a little as we sit round the table with Anthony Hopkins and Campbell Scott to read the scene through and discuss it . |