Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I think Jimmy traced back to the first |
| 2 | The portal was commissioned by Gaston IV , the then Count of Béarn , when he came back from the First Crusade . |
| 3 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |
| 4 | The irony that Charlton finally got back to the First Division in 1986 , the year their exile from The Valley began , is n't lost on Ufton . |
| 5 | Creggan did not like this and flew back to the first tree . |
| 6 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 7 | After I started with Veronica , Mrs D went back to the First Spiritualists . ’ |
| 8 | I filled the plastic detergent-bottle and primed the lighter , left it lying on the top of the bank most of the rabbit holes were in , then went back to the first of the blocked-up holes and lit the fuse with my disposable cigarette-lighter . |
| 9 | Her mind drifted back to the first day they 'd seen Crystal Springs . |
| 10 | I looked back at the first . |