Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] back [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I choked back the tears and mumbled that I was glad I 'd had cancer . |
| 4 | I passed back the form and just about managed a smile myself . |
| 5 | I sent off my $5 and I got back a list of occupations : TV repairman , shoe salesman , musician , fireman , axe murderer . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body . |
| 8 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 9 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 10 | If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body . |
| 11 | Slowly I put back the receiver and climbed upstairs . |
| 12 | I hauled back the wheel and the plane mushed down and hit the water . |
| 13 | I threw back the blanket and walked to the window . |
| 14 | 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 … |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | I threw back the covers to seen but the sheet was completely dry . |
| 17 | I handed back the receiver and heard Ronnie being agitated on the other end . |
| 18 | I handed back the magazine and gave him a bundle of mail . |
| 19 | Instinctively , I ducked back a tree or two . |
| 20 | Sadly I turned back the pages and returned the ledger to Miss Louise 's lap . |
| 21 | After I made the cut I folded back the turf ( still using the spade ) and saw the nest . |
| 22 | Then I pass back the gun . |
| 23 | I walked back a bit and found a shiny black bollard — capstan they call it , do n't they , where they tie the ropes round . |
| 24 | If I walked back the way we 'd come , there 'd be a bus stop , would n't there ? |
| 25 | I pulled back the curtains and dashed out of the room to find Benjamin standing there , laughing at my shock . |
| 26 | I pulled back the shower curtain , exposing her fully . |
| 27 | I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting . |
| 28 | Er am I I brought back a pack full of riveting information for Your Lordships which I have placed in the library , this library , not that library . |
| 29 | Inwardly quaking , I rolled back the stone from the dragon 's den , and stood on the threshold . |
| 30 | I saw the plant growing happily in a garden in Virginia , and I brought back a cutting … |