Example sentences of "[coord] carry [pron] back [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scenes from the evening flashed before her eyes : the dignity of the old man to whom Ludovico had gently presented her and with whom she had performed a stately dance , delicately held in his wizened old arms ; the young men who had made a ring around her and Ludo before lifting them on to their shoulders and carrying them back to Santo Spirito ; the women who had caressed her blonde hair and whispered , ‘ Bella ! |
| 2 | Perhaps the Gruagach had been following them , keeping just out of sight , waiting until they dismounted , ready to reach out and scoop them up and carry them back to Tara and the roasting spits … |
| 3 | He was reaching-for the blue directory when Anne came back with Abigail in her arms , so Adam took her and carried her back to bed himself and tucked her in and kissed her . |
| 4 | She picked him up in her arms and carried him back to bed . |
| 5 | He shouldered the mattress and carried it back to Hut 2 , and slung it up onto his bunk , and threw the pillow and blanket after it . |
| 6 | Tom put the bone in his shirt and carried it back to camp ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're shivering , ’ he says , and carries me back to bed . |