Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] back at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bullingdon 's governor says there 's no way every aspect of behaviour can be controlled because there 'll always be those who want to hit back at the system . |
| 2 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 3 | Although their dress was not equipped to deal with soaking weather and although they may have been expected to turn back at the sight of such greyness , they continued and even displayed some sense of enjoyment at the discomfort each was experiencing . |
| 4 | Then he tried smiling back at the serious-faced child , for this must surely be a tease . |
| 5 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |
| 6 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
| 7 | He covered seventy yards to gain the partial cover of the shrubbery , flung himself amongst the undergrowth , and turned to look back at the chateau . |
| 8 | They turned to look back at the emptiness they had crossed . |
| 9 | The leaves on the thorn trees were almost open , and when we turned to look back at the distance we 'd climbed , there were clusters of vivid green that trailed down the hillside and encompassed the village like waterweed . |
| 10 | I turned to look back at the softly gleaming , parallel surfaces converging towards an oblong of dimly lit structures , an oblong much taller and narrower than any doorway . |
| 11 | Involuntarily Wycliffe turned to look back at the house on stilts , but it was hidden by a bulge in the slope of the hill … |
| 12 | I wanted to buy some blades and socks , but most of all I wanted to avoid arriving back at the flat at the exact time she did , just in case Harvey should be angry at her disobeying him . |
| 13 | If you like to look back at the cathedral office in an hour , I 'll see it 's ready for you . |
| 14 | Tallis followed glancing back at the huge carvings , their grotesque faces watching her , some compassionately , some with mocking expressions . |
| 15 | I do n't think so no , but you know I mean , for six months if Christopher 's living here and having to go back at the weekend , for six months he gets an allowance |
| 16 | If they say we 've got to pay it , well then I 'll have to come back at the council meeting . |
| 17 | He 'd have come back at the weekend , most likely . |
| 18 | ‘ But I ca n't resist looking back at the history of rock and having this addiction to the great pop music that 's been made , whether it 's T-Rex or Blondie . |
| 19 | However , having started back at the club it has become apparent that the club has no intention of coaching last season 's players to highlight weaknesses and prepare them for the higher level of rugby . |
| 20 | I managed to glare back at the boy , who went on chewing . |
| 21 | Lets look back at the best of the season 's action now … through the eyes of the best players of the season . |
| 22 | What was it Graham had said back at the Windorah about Barak ? |
| 23 | Shiona had smiled back at the fair-haired youth who had so recently become her brother . |
| 24 | By the time he had arrived back at the Hotel Colombi he had decided . |
| 25 | And in the mid-afternoon , only a few hours after they had arrived back at the apartment , an urgent message had come through for Ross by fax . |
| 26 | He turned and stood looking back at the house . |
| 27 | ( ANN ) Teachers of the pioneering Peto system for children with cerebral palsy have hit back at the suggestion it may be a waste of money . |
| 28 | The Old Bailey was told he was ‘ desperately in love and wanted to get back at the woman ’ for ending their relationship . |