Example sentences of "[vb -s] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he scrapes back the bolts I wince . |
| 2 | The child becomes frightened and holds back the faeces making the constipation worse ( Levine and Bakow 1976 ) . |
| 3 | It holds back the contribution to the economy of many highly skilled workers . |
| 4 | And the apostle Paul he gets open the scrolls and he starts in Genesis and he explains the plan of salvation , and he tells him what he 's got ta do , and he explains all the requirements , and about three or four hours later the man 's mind is completely blurred , he does n't understand a word of it , it 's gone way beyond him , course Paul does n't do that , he shoots back the answer straight away , believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved . |
| 5 | It would seem to cover the situation where the accused takes the victim 's umbrella dishonestly and the victim buys back the umbrella , not realising that it is his own . |
| 6 | At the moment of death Jesus hands back the Spirit to God ( Luke 23:46 ) . |
| 7 | Upstairs , the main heating is via warmed air , combined with a mechanical heat-recovery system which takes back the heat from the bathroom and kitchen exhausts to warm incoming fresh air . |
| 8 | Barbara Garson peels back the truth about Apple computers and their ilk . |
| 9 | Sutcliffe Catering personnel director Peter Davies said : ‘ This sort of advice really turns back the clock . |
| 10 | Alastair Goodrum turns back the clock to a high speed dash across England in 1811 . |
| 11 | Hi-tech hiccup turns back the clock |
| 12 | Phil turns back the pages of his book , frowning . |
| 13 | Chettle wins back the header but it 's gone straight to Whitlow Thomson takes over and why not the way he 's played . |
| 14 | According to one of them God drives back the waters of the sea by a strong east wind , and causes a mysterious panic in the Egyptian camp . |
| 15 | As God drives back the waters so that they can cross in safety , and as he sends the wall of water rushing down upon Pharaoh 's forces , Israel learns the truth of Moses ' words : " The Lord will fight for you , and you have only to be still " ( 14:14 ) . |
| 16 | Therefore it is true to say that , when a person stiffens the neck muscles and pulls back the head , not only is the body 's natural coordination being obstructed but it is also being prevented from returning to its natural state of ease and equilibrium . |
| 17 | 8 The defender pulls back the fist ready for a second strike , should it be necessary . |
| 18 | She goes to the window , treating the rugs spread on the sanded and waxed pine floorboards as stepping-stones , pulls back the curtain , and peers out . |
| 19 | She draws back the sheet |
| 20 | The sea is a jeweller and cutter of gems who daily draws back the green felt covers and displays his precious work and then jealously hides them again with the green covers of the waves . |
| 21 | A similar horror sends back the chorus far from their supposedly civilized city into a desert past where April would be again the cruellest month , as they pray ‘ let the spring not come . |
| 22 | The Hand That Rocks The Cradle sets back the cause of nannies by 50 years — but boy , what a film . |
| 23 | The inclusion of a very attractive volute behind the nut is a major improvement , since it puts back the wood that the bolt-through locking nut removes . |
| 24 | Usually the shop sells the goods , a finance company pays the shop , and the buyer pays back the finance house , usually in month instalments up to two-and-a-half years ; interest rate fixed at start . |
| 25 | If the full amount is not spent , then the employee pays back the difference . |
| 26 | Professor Uitsmijter has suggested what at first seems a crazy solution to my translation problems : I place my tape-recorder next to the phone , he records the laibon 's words in Nairobi and he faxes back the translation . |
| 27 | It has generally been thought a manifestation of the taste which in the immediately following period adapted many fabulous monsters from the East ; but it has no close eastern parallels , and the discovery of the Lefkandi Centaur pushes back the concept in Greece a long way . |
| 28 | DIVISION PUSHES BACK THE FRONTIERS WITH PROVISION 100 VIRTUAL REALITY STATION |
| 29 | As for the second one your use of rhyme pushes back the frontiers of english literature . |
| 30 | When my date comes back the credits are rolling on the first film . |