Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [v-ing] back to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudine did n't seem to know that this was a cruel dig at Jenna ; she only appeared to note the word ‘ beautiful ’ , and with that her interest faded , her eyes going back to Alain . |
| 2 | ‘ But only one redhead , ’ firmly stated the old lady , her eyes going back to Theda 's flaming crown , which she had dragged into a knot on top of her head and then allowed to fall behind . |
| 3 | As she closed her eyes and began to relax , though , she was rather annoyed to find her thoughts drifting back to Julius . |
| 4 | She stood under the shower , her thoughts going back to Dana . |
| 5 | Accusations that one group had stolen ideas from the other were soon flying ; Jones showed notebooks of his investigations going back to 1986 and cited a paper written in 1985 ; for their part Fleischmann and Pons insisted that their effort had begun in 1985 , all of which added to the perception that the fusion claims were important and the patents worth fighting for . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , there was a distracting painting which had something of Vanessa 's style about it and sent his thoughts scurrying back to her . |