Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] back to [art] " in BNC.

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1 When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air .
2 Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel .
3 After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again .
4 Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him .
5 When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter .
6 Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake .
7 The helicopter and the keys to the private villa were promptly removed ; Branson rode back to the airport in a taxi .
8 Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception .
9 Millie moved back to the window now .
10 ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago .
11 ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ?
12 Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ .
13 Angus slunk back to the campfire .
14 Manville turned back to the elevator , placing his right palm flat against the opaque plastic panel built into the wall beside the doors .
15 Edward turned back to the Lodge .
16 Rex turned back to the little blighter .
17 Shaking his head at Feargal , amusement dancing in his eyes , Donal turned back to the barman and Ellie was left with only her drink , or Feargal , to stare at .
18 As though aware that her control was slipping again , Mrs Wallington turned back to the disciplined criss-cross of string and concentrated with almost palpable force .
19 Corbett walked back to the window .
20 Markby went back to the living room where the Queen 's Speech was finished , Matthew and Emma were watching a film and Emily had been sick .
21 I see in today 's papers that Batty will be back in the team for tomorrow , does this mean that Wilko will drop Fairclough or Newsome or will he let Rocky go back to the bench and play essentially a back 6 ?
22 Horatia fled and Rossmayne went back to the window where he had been standing when the bad dream had begun .
23 Roger Courtney went back to the raiding of the SBS which we will follow in later Chapters .
24 Corbett crossed back to the envoy .
25 Rex flipped back to the menu .
26 Damon Hill walks back to the pits after colliding with Italy 's Alessandro Zanardi in the South African Grand Prix yesterday .
27 Rex flicked back to the appropriate page and read aloud .
28 The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book .
29 Richard hurried back to the defence of his north-eastern frontier .
30 The second and last time Sheila came back to the group was some months later .
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