Example sentences of "[vb past] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Drew back the shower curtain , |
| 5 | Craig drew back the carpets and examined the floor-boards inch by inch . |
| 6 | She padded across to the window , drew back the curtains and looked out . |
| 7 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Mrs. Pridmore , comforted , drew back the curtains and settled down to enjoy her third cup of tea . |
| 10 | I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ She looked too small to be the Queen , ’ said Mr Fagan , so he drew back the curtains to get a better look . |
| 13 | drew back the curtains ah , ah |
| 14 | He steeled himself as Epitot drew back the sheet . |
| 15 | ’ Reid drew back the sheet to expose the girl 's dropped foot . |
| 16 | Slowly , carefully , he drew back the sheet , letting it slip from her body , exposing her nakedness . |
| 17 | Horns from the fleet drew back the mercenaries . |
| 18 | The depth of the cut could be adjusted by means of a turn-screw which drew back the base plate . |
| 19 | I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body . |
| 20 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 21 | She drew back the curtain with her hand and looked both ways along the deserted street . |
| 22 | Max drew back the covering from the corpse , and even Lewis gave his second involuntary shudder of the night . |
| 23 | By way of reply , Connor walked across the room , drew back the bolts on the street door and flung it open . |
| 24 | Robyn checked the mirror , made sure no flesh was visible from the neck down , drew back the bolt and opened the door . |
| 25 | Benjamin drew back the bolt and came out of the stable . |
| 26 | Tom drew back the sheets and Willie climbed in between them . |
| 27 | He fumbled with the lock , then drew back the catch . |
| 28 | Now Kiawah Island in South Carolina is firmly on the golfing map following September 's Ryder Cup match when the Americans snatched back the pot in that agonisingly close finish . |
| 29 | The words rang flat when she fastened back the shutters . |
| 30 | The book traced back the history of the Teutons to an infinitely remote period : and it proved once more that the original German-Teuton race was the true creator of European civilisation . |