Example sentences of "[vb infin] back [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which was supposed to open and flap back at the end of the world and let her out , resurrected . |
| 2 | They saw him start and jump back to the shelter of the bank . |
| 3 | But stand-in skipper McAllister is confident that Leeds will bounce back in the style that made them champions last May . |
| 4 | Looking ahead , Souness said he was confident his side can bounce back in the League after the reverse at Tottenham . |
| 5 | He 'll probably merge back into the Department of Transport . |
| 6 | The inspector concluded that he would n't survive back in the wild . |
| 7 | From time to time she would glance back into the room , her eyes coming to rest on the casually seated figure of Tsu Ma . |
| 8 | If he could root back through the maze of moment and incident , would he find premonitory signs sticking out like dire figurations of chicken entrails ? |
| 9 | If the backpack gets too heavy , of course , you could always canoe back down the river to Chepstow ! |
| 10 | ’ Which means you 'll fall back into the Vid , ’ she said . |
| 11 | She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry . |
| 12 | However , where negotiation fails , the parties must fall back on the law , and their rights and liabilities will then be governed by the terms of their contract . |
| 13 | does it make any sense , like you could at least sort of fall back on the toilet or something . |
| 14 | She let her head fall back on the pillow , her body arching in swift sensuousness , inviting and inciting the continuation of his caresses . |
| 15 | If we ca n't see anything more unusual suppose we could always fall back on the bubble baths or the anyway I think that 's a bit more than but there you go . |
| 16 | To measure sincerity in weapons proved very difficult , and so , from time to time , the American delegation would fall back on the mantra of peace , peace to which only Iraq was the obstacle , peace in which all these obsessions about the latest arms and the best would be redundant . |
| 17 | If his education were below that of his audience he could not fall back on the validity of the Sacraments he administered for support . |
| 18 | The gubernatorial trial balloon may well fall back in the Speaker 's face because , quite simply , there is not enough air in it . |
| 19 | Either way , the ACT changes will add some uncertainty to an already complicated situation and it would be no surprise to see the Footsie fall back in the short-term . |
| 20 | It seems that the central significance of economic support in families lies in its reliability : you always know that you can fall back upon the support of relatives if necessary and that this will be regarded as a legitimate request . |
| 21 | In the Kindron Valley part of the Garden of Gethsemane has been preserved with a number of very old olive trees which may even date back to the time of Jesus . |
| 22 | For some moments Harry gazes at them in silence , slowly plucking the lefthand strap of his braces away from the shoulder , and letting it snap back against the shirt . |
| 23 | Here , we can perhaps refer back to the discussion of graduate employment presented early in the chapter . |
| 24 | I would therefore be grateful if you could refer back to the letter I wrote and respond as best you can . |
| 25 | ‘ Another job well done , Ralph , let's pack up and head back to the station . ’ |
| 26 | No sooner was I home and motherly than it was time to dress up and head back to the theatre . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , now that we 've both indulged in our little speeches , I think I 'll head back to the house . ’ |
| 28 | There will be some perks around the 7th and 8th , but it wo n't be until well after the 14th that you will feel back in the swing of things again , particularly at work . |
| 29 | Something in her voice made him ease back on the throttle , decide not to pass the Renault Turbo lorry he 'd been stalking . |
| 30 | Thirty minutes since Dominic had gone inside that room … time enough for a readjustment of ideas , time enough to let resentment flood back to the place it had just left . |