Example sentences of "and [verb] [verb] back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easily Accessible : Bosham is where , according to legend , King Cnut tried and failed to turn back the sea and the village is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry . |
| 2 | I did n't intend to eavesdrop , I thought he 'd gone and forgotten to pull back the curtains . |
| 3 | Of the soft woods pine is good , and larch as well if you in a hurry for a blaze and prepared to roll back the hearth-rug in preparation for the spectacular fusillade . |
| 4 | ‘ Until this evening , ’ he said huskily , and turned to go back the way they had come . |
| 5 | This was augmented by Hastings 's conversion and two penalties , and only now , with more than a quarter of the match gone , did France pull themselves together and begin to pull back the Lions ' lead . |
| 6 | She saw them at the same moment and hesitated , then she turned and began walking back the way she had come . |
| 7 | Before he could introduce himself , Emily turned and began to walk back the way she had come . |
| 8 | The impressive Victorian building has recently been refurbished and restored bringing back the old fashioned courtesy , charm and service of a bygone era . |
| 9 | But can you see the people who came to the stepping stones and could n't go across and had to go back the way they 'd already come would n't go back with a very their ego would n't have b been boosted very high . |
| 10 | When the copyists sold the originals to Wildenstein 's for $665,000 and decamped with the proceeds , Wallis got to hear of it and had to buy back the pictures . |
| 11 | In the end it was Mary who had to calm Martin down , reassure him and promise to come back the next day . |