Example sentences of "[adv] back [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's set far enough back from the road , |
| 2 | And gives movement to the arms of the scissors and so back through the sieves to the chariot and the moulds . |
| 3 | So back to the surgery . |
| 4 | He got out of the car and went up and down on his haunches a few times to ease some of the stiffness from his legs , then started to walk the mile or so back to the hotel gates . |
| 5 | So back to the back to E. |
| 6 | From the Furka summit the road is by way of Hospental and Andermatt and so back to the Gotthard road and to Wassen . |
| 7 | But if we go back to square one ( and so back to the roots , back to the foundations , back to the beginning ) , we will find a faith which is solid and secure . |
| 8 | So back to the house , screwdriver delivered to surgery , and home yet again . |
| 9 | He 's only back from the war two minutes and he 's put the Medical Officer of Health 's nose out of joint . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do n't I buy you a coffee ? ’ she suggested , and they began to walk towards the refreshment tent , Lissa 's glance drifting idly back towards the boat . |
| 11 | Moreover , land use planning , which in the early 1980s was alleged to be an obstacle to investment , is very much back on the agenda . |
| 12 | The idea for this workshop came out of a realisation that Modularity was very much back on the agenda in a wide variety of institutions . |
| 13 | Shrugging , he slipped Blake 's identification into his pocket , and tossed the wallet carelessly back into the bushes beside the corpse . |
| 14 | A moment later he was running eagerly back across the camp to help the Moi with the skinning of the massive bull he himself had killed , unaided . |
| 15 | Sir Gerard 's mind slipped eagerly back into the past . |
| 16 | Therefore the total water volume of your aquarium ( 100 litres ) should be turned over a maximum of once every hour , and the water should flow very gently back into the aquarium , avoiding strong currents and surface turbulence . |
| 17 | The enclosed cab is covered in lightly-grained black Tolex with no corner pieces , while the front , which angles gently back towards the top , is more rock'n'roll than it looks . |
| 18 | The glass was placed gently back on the counter in front of Newman . |
| 19 | This will do you no harm at all , although to be brought gently back to the present by the voice of the therapist is a more satisfactory way . |
| 20 | Pyjamas and track-suits and Ian Botham 's ridiculous dark spectacles under the Melbourne floodlights seemed mercifully remote until Michael Melluish , MCC 's youthful-looking president , just back from Australia , brought our thoughts gently back to the world scene of the '90s . |
| 21 | One advantage of this approach is that you become accustomed to the throttle setting which will allow the model to settle gently back to the ground rather than falling rapidly . |
| 22 | The food-finder might instead single out one other nest mate , and then lead it alone back to the food source . |
| 23 | She gave a pleased smile at Sabine 's delighted acceptance , and disappeared purposefully back to the farm . |
| 24 | Fran gave him a watery smile , then turned her attention pointedly back to the schedule to forestall any further questions , and Fred took the hint . |
| 25 | I cram the minute halfway back into the stack of papers in the Quaker Oats box to mark where it came from and pick up the box . |
| 26 | But he waited-until the carriage was out of sight and then took her in its wake , halfway back into the centre . |
| 27 | Halfway back towards the car I see someone standing there . |
| 28 | Dougal was halfway back to the car park before it occurred to him that flight was not necessarily the wisest course of action . |
| 29 | Hilda 's home was near the convent , and the tube train seemed to be boring a hole into the past , bearing her inexorably back to the source of her purest happiness and pain . |
| 30 | If you tire of the beach and the windsurfers , pedalos or sailing dinghies — all included in the price of course — join the games and competitions run all day long back at the Club by the entertainments team . |