Example sentences of "[vb infin] back [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the ball is left short it is virtually impossible to save par as the approach shot will almost certainly spin back off the green , leaving the player with a chip shot which will be equally as difficult to keep on the green the other side . |
| 2 | As far as he could see back up the Basra road were the headless date palms , lopped by the shrapnel . |
| 3 | Whenever a call came into that number , their electronic exchange could run back up the line to establish the source of the call . |
| 4 | He resisted the temptation to turn around and look back up the street to where he knew the turn for Montgomery Street lay . |
| 5 | You ca n't step back off the ladder — and they do n't ‘ arf itch ! ’ |
| 6 | If the midpoint summaries then trend downwards , the transformation was too powerful , and we must move back up the ladder somewhat . |
| 7 | For the independent pusher , it can be frustrating when you wheel yourself around a likely ‘ circular ’ route , only to discover some steps have not been marked on the map so you have to turn round and come back exactly the same way . |
| 8 | Barnes was desperately unlucky after a magnificent one-two with McManaman to see his volley come back off the foot of the post . |
| 9 | I wonder whether later she might slip back up the stairs and come to me . |