Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The package to be updated is read from LIFESPAN , updated to reference the modules to be incorporated in the baseline , and then entered back into LIFESPAN . |
| 2 | With an irritating lack of urgency he closed his eyes again and sank back into oblivion , leaving Lissa to grind her teeth in frustration . |
| 3 | No , not at all , and then , even in her confused state , her mind shied away from the reasons for her distaste , and she found herself saying even through her pain and shock , ‘ I will not think about that , I will not , ’ and so saying she stopped struggling and sank back into oblivion once more . |
| 4 | She sank back in despair . |
| 5 | Immediately all became clear to Fleury and he drew back with horror , thinking : " Cholera ! " |
| 6 | In the 1980s , in principle at least , government drew back from collusion with pressure groups and tried to leave economic market conditions to decide policy . |
| 7 | She peeped into the hall and drew back in shock . |
| 8 | Miss Harker drew back in alarm and disgust . |
| 9 | Topaz took a step forwards and in spite of her superior position , Liti drew back in alarm . |
| 10 | Creggan involuntarily drew back in fear and alarm . |
| 11 | Where they disappeared amid the crazed valleys and jumbled boulders of the dusty scablands , the first explorers drew back in defeat , unable to decipher the wild terrain . |
| 12 | Lindsey slipped the stethoscope into the pocket of her white coat as they headed back to reception . |
| 13 | But first things first , and while Duncan headed back to town with the VW riding piggyback on his truck , I turned back towards Maidstone and the hospital . |
| 14 | Because the brushes are so springy I was able to splay the hair , using a little force against the support , to distribute colour — the brush hair still bounced back into shape perfectly in spite of this forceful application . |
| 15 | Later the belly bounced back into place . |
| 16 | A BABY bounced back to life after a car smashed into his pram . |
| 17 | After the immediate hurt and disappointment , the Taylors say they bounced back with resilience . |
| 18 | Mike Fibbins , who like Ruckwood was unable to produce his best at the Barcelona Olympics , also bounced back with victory in the 50 metres freestyle . |
| 19 | GREAT Britain international Paul Cuskin bounced back after injury to win yesterday 's Washington six-mile road race . |
| 20 | The they certainly moved back to radicalization much more quickly than Mao had , had expected |
| 21 | After a successful academic career he moved back to industry . |
| 22 | A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach . |
| 23 | The picture flickered back into sync one more time before fading . |
| 24 | Two days later he reported back for training . |
| 25 | Hearing that there was the prospect of action with No. 8 Commando , he reported back for duty . |
| 26 | He glared at Conroy without seeing him and charged back into No. 4 , slamming the door . |
| 27 | she jerked back to consciousness with a little cry of began resolutely to read . |
| 28 | The words were uttered with such venom that Sabine 's head jerked back in shock . |
| 29 | Louisa crashed back into time . |
| 30 | The 53-year-old mariner sneaked back into port in the early hours of yesterday morning after disappearing for three days on a sailing trip to Scotland , putting ports and coastguards on the alert . |