Example sentences of "[pron] turn back [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turn back to the path ; before me , a bright full moon seals Amantani 's late gift . |
| 2 | I turn back to the guy in the armchair . |
| 3 | Not needing any more we turn back to the shore . |
| 4 | After the introduction of Nicholas ( 3190 – 220 ) we turn back to the carpenter , of whom , too , we are instantly given details making him a perfect fabliau character : he is married , newly and ill-matchedly so , and thus perhaps green and inexperienced as well as old and jealous : The fabliau formulae themselves produce an unjust stereotyping in this case , as the carpenter 's jealousy , although referred to again by Alison ( 3294 ) , is nowhere evident in his words or actions in the tale . |
| 5 | We view it with pleasure for some time , and then , inevitably , at the right psychological moment , we turn back to the Parthenon with our interest renewed , perhaps moving to a different viewpoint , to see things differently . |