Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] back [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harry laughed as he refastened the windows and led Madeleine back into the hall . |
| 2 | Caroline led Maggie back into the living room where she introduced Colin . |
| 3 | Welshman John Devereux blasted Widnes back into the premiership hunt with a 24-point spectacular , including four tries , to help beat Hull 36–20 . |
| 4 | I dropped Patterson back at the PKB office so he could pick up his BMW and , though he did n't say it , I think he was glad he 'd left it behind . |
| 5 | I 'd belt back to the ward to find a peacefully sleeping child . |
| 6 | The two-seater Chipmunk aircraft had just taken off when it unexpectedly veered sharpley back towards the runway . |
| 7 | He slammed Rohmer back against the wall again hard , and felt the breath go out of him . |
| 8 | Another thing that distinguished Mario back in the very earliest days was that he always wanted to win at everything . |
| 9 | BARGAIN buy Darren Roberts upstaged his illustrious partner Steve Bull yesterday to secure the points which lifted Wolves back into the promotion picture . |
| 10 | The cool milk tasted delicious — a steadying , soothing drink that transported Robyn back to the days when her mother had cosseted her with supper in bed as a child . |
| 11 | Carey led Piper back into the other half of the room , but the old man seemed to have other things to do . |
| 12 | Fiona Manning equalised for Ireland but seven minutes into the second half Rhona Simpson fired Scotland back into the lead . |
| 13 | Spectacular as it looked , however , Lukic — whose terrible error in the first game when he punched into his own goal allowed Rangers back in the tie — must once more shoulder the blame . |
| 14 | Surrounded by the commercial tat of a failed sexual ‘ revolution ’ , Punk Rock threw sex back into the face of society in an apocalyptic vision ; as the name Sex Pistols made clear , sex here was not a means to pleasure , or self-discovery but a weapon : ‘ 'It 's the only way to smash the wretched civilisation . ’ |
| 15 | Rescuing a piece of the frill from the dress , Ellie cut it to the shape she wanted , attached it with pins to the back of the headband , laid it down , picked up Terry 's brush , backcombed the other girl 's hair so that it stood further out from her head , giving a similarity of the style she thought she should have , carefully arranged the head-dress , and turned Terry back to the mirror . |
| 16 | When things settled down , Barnes led Liverpool back into the game and produced three excellent crosses which , fortunately for Rangers , the Liverpool attack failed to convert . |
| 17 | Forster got Delaney back into the boat , leaving the gruesome remains to continue on their grinning journey . |
| 18 | Perhaps it was also relief at not seeing a flood of overpriced Japanese owned art back on the market , or the sense that the cloud of economic recession might be lifting . |
| 19 | He ordered Trent back from the handhold on the companionway so that he was safely out of range while untying the rope . |
| 20 | He beckoned Corbett back to the table . |
| 21 | I grabbed a can and followed Freddy back into the kitchen . |
| 22 | Her thoughts tumbling over each other like clothes in a drier , Luce followed Michele back to the car . |
| 23 | Willie longed to touch it but it was put under the counter and he quickly followed Tom back through the dark tunnel of materials and out into the daylight . |
| 24 | We followed Dick back to the airport and watched him make a ‘ grease job ’ of a landing to conclude his solo flight . |
| 25 | When , at last , the ground closed over her , he led Gracie back to the stables . |
| 26 | The rain continued to pour down as substitute Mark Carter scrambled Barnet back into the match with a 56th minute goal . |
| 27 | They both , I rang Dave back on the Sunday and he said they both wan na do it so took it ! |
| 28 | Howard and Devereux brought Widnes back into the game and after Gay had revived Hull 's hopes it was Devereux , along with Wright and Holliday , who sent them crashing . |
| 29 | Defries 's urgent voice brought Bernice back to the immediate problem . |
| 30 | At the end of the session , I brought Maxine back to the present time and out of the hypnotic state and asked her what she felt . |