Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She swallowed and fought back the tears , dashing her hand over her eyes . |
| 2 | Ruth buried her face in his neck and fought back the tears for poor Maria Luisa . |
| 3 | I fed a CD of Hugh Masekela into the machine and fought back the urge to get my trumpet out and play along , ruminating on the injustice of a world that had taken so long to discover him . |
| 4 | Rory did not switch on a light , but strode to the window and jerked back the drapes . |
| 5 | The helmsboy then engaged full ahead , performed two pirouettes , and thundered back the way he had come in a cloud of blue exhaust smoke and coloured speech . |
| 6 | He gave no reply , but went to the window and drew back the curtains , letting the morning light spill into the room ; a room which , without being pretentious , bespoke his new standing in life , a large , well-furnished room , with a grand bed and expensive decor , and velvet curtains with fancy frills . |
| 7 | He went over to the window and drew back the curtains to let in a grey , watery light , and she closed her eyes briefly against the muted glare . |
| 8 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 9 | He got up and wandered back the way we 'd come . |
| 10 | About 1755 , the Blackfoot obtained firearms from the Hudson 's Bay Company , and drove back the Shoshoni and Flathead , so exposing the Bitterroot valley . |
| 11 | Then he changed two fifty-pound notes and paid back the money that he owed . |
| 12 | ‘ Er , if I might just interject , ’ Mojo 's agent removed the pen from his client 's hand and screwed back the top , ‘ I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses . ’ |
| 13 | The car was not ready by that date , so the defendant bought another car elsewhere and claimed back the price he had paid for the chassis . |
| 14 | With that , careless of his obvious amazement that someone of her slender weight could not only pack such a punch but dare to do so , she spun rapidly round and raced back the way she had come . |
| 15 | Shelley pretended to be severe , and her patient meekly drank her medicine and handed back the glass . |
| 16 | ‘ A , ’ she repeated and handed back the chalk . |
| 17 | They were in room order , A , B — Smart — Avery — Her hands shook as she drew out the file and turned back the cover . |
| 18 | She fiddled a tiny key into an infinitesimal lock and turned back the lid of her jewel-case . |
| 19 | Thinking that it was heavier than it looked , he undid the straps and buckles and threw back the flap . |
| 20 | She opened them and threw back the shutters , letting light flood in . |
| 21 | Fergus looked suitably disgusted , and threw back the remains of his own whisky and soda in one gulp . |
| 22 | He undid the three locks and swung back the lid . |
| 23 | George grew bored and picked fern leaves , stripping them , only leaving the stem , then he stood up and walked back the way they had come . |
| 24 | She rose suddenly and brushed back the tears , crying would get her nowhere . |
| 25 | He laid the palm of his hand across Elisabeth 's forehead and pressed back the curls that tumbled over her brow . |
| 26 | Not wishing to remain in this part of the farm one moment longer , I picked up my rifle and dashed back the war I had come , taking advantage of the cover offered by the farm buildings . |
| 27 | He ran in Alexei 's direction , saw Alexei in his path , and turned and scuttled back the way he had come . |
| 28 | Brenda put her hand over and pulled back the bar that held the gate shut . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 30 | Charlotte climbed out of bed , put on her borrowed dressing-gown , crossed to the window and pulled back the curtains . |