Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I staggered back to a cold bed but Margot and Phoebe had fled . |
| 2 | The sound , in itself small , was magnified by the lofty roof , and startled him painfully , and he drew back with a bounding heart into the shadows of the triforium as a man stepped into the church . |
| 3 | When he decided he had finished he drew back with a reluctant groan , his eyes watchful , devoid of any feeling other than the insatiable one of sexual hunger . |
| 4 | Was that why John drew back from a closer relationship ? |
| 5 | Convinced that the Chinese communists were supplying the Vietcong ( Communist guerrillas of South Vietnam ) , the Eisenhower administration increased its aid to Diem and sent several hundred " advisers " to organize the army of South Vietnam , though the President drew back from a full commitment of US forces . |
| 6 | Although most Labour activists drew back from a direct challenge to the Coalition Government , the victory of two independent left candidates in by-elections in the spring of 1942 increased pressures on the Party to abandon its adherence to the electoral truce . |
| 7 | The Ely four , Stewart Seymour , Kevin King and David Bell and skipped by Greg Harlow , trailed 12-1 after five ends , bounced back with a five and spent the next two hours in an effort to catch up . |
| 8 | Although the Germans bounced back with a 4-1 defeat of Uruguay four days later , the Brazilian experience has left its scars . |
| 9 | The old bill that bounced back like a bad penny . |
| 10 | BORIS BECKER bounced back from a poor spell with a 7–6 , 6–3 victory over world No 1 Jim Courier in the quarter-finals of the Paris Open yesterday . |
| 11 | Then he dropped his arms as the music changed back to a funky disco beat , and without his support she stumbled , only just managing to catch herself in time before she fell against him . |
| 12 | Rincewind peered around the doorframe and jerked back as a heavy throwing axe whirred past like a partridge . |
| 13 | It was not her harmonica , it was higher pitched , a peeping sound like a poor recording played back through a tiny speaker . |
| 14 | A spokeswoman said : ‘ We were quite surprised when it came back as a 15 after all the controversy . |
| 15 | But City came back with a late goal from Rosenior . |
| 16 | On this occasion he did not succeed in finding any penguin 's eggs , but came back with a live penguin , and with the eggs of various gulls . |
| 17 | Farrar came back with a small boxful of heroin . |
| 18 | He came back with a young fellow in lycra suit , dark glasses , poser gear and all , whom he claimed to have grabbed off the streets of the town with a £10 inducement ! |
| 19 | But , kicking against the strong wind , the Oak defended well to keep the deficit to 1–0 and they came back with a strong display in the second half . |
| 20 | He came back with a strong cardboard box and helped Mum to pack everything in it . |
| 21 | Quality manager Francine Galivel says the objective of the visit was fully achieved because everyone — the shift operator , the operator who loads the tanker , the person who plans the haulier 's despatch notes , the chemist who checks that the product meets specifications — all came back with a better understanding of how their jobs fit into the unbroken line from supplier to end product . |
| 22 | Woolley came back with a wooden model of a biplane . |
| 23 | There was some problem that one of them went back and talked to , presumably dad , perhaps mum though , erm and came back with a lovely engineered solution , but that did n't matter — they had fun doing it and they had fun trying these things and , believe me , the answer were ever so close to what the design I was amazed with what they produced . |
| 24 | Also , his P–40 came back with a different engine and three bladed prop . |
| 25 | He noted the awed curiosity on the younger man 's face on hearing his name , but the boy came back with a swift answer . |
| 26 | ‘ Custom , ’ he came back with a satisfied smile . |
| 27 | Athelstan saw money change hands and Cranston came back with a thick broomstick . |
| 28 | Some of the nomes scouted around the sheds and came back with a few vegetables that had been missed , but it was a pitifully small amount . |
| 29 | She came back with a large smile . |
| 30 | She got up from her chair , went to a cupboard and came back with a crusty roll and a dish of butter . |