Example sentences of "[vb past] back [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He staggered back a few steps and , massaging his face , mumbled in complete astonishment to nobody in particular : ‘ He hit me ! ’ |
| 2 | He moved back a few paces and , without pausing to think , took a running leap out into the chasm between the two houses . |
| 3 | The attendant giggled and came back a few minutes later with another bowl of rice and chicken , which Myeloski despatched with his customary enthusiasm . |
| 4 | The man shuffled back a few paces , bent almost double . |
| 5 | She stopped , then reversed back a few feet until she could turn into the open gateway . |
| 6 | Bernice and Defries stepped back a few paces , to where Daak 's shrieking chainsword was slicing a hole in the curved wall . |
| 7 | When Sara glanced back a few moments later , she saw that five liverymen had descended upon the urchin and were giving him a beating . |
| 8 | I crept back the few yards to the way marked path and walked on down the track . |
| 9 | You could indeed , you could indeed it it reinforces a point does n't it , so I mean I so went back a few times with the flipchart yesterday with things that we need to re reinforce yes ? |