Example sentences of "and [verb] back [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pit heaps and mean back to backs are as much his ‘ monument ’ as the wondrous , bloated showcase he erected at Barnard Castle . |
| 2 | The danger of serious conflict occurring on the border was anticipated in a motion proposed by the United States and carried in the General Assembly in 1949 authorising UNCOK to observe developments on the border and to report back on clashes that could give rise to war . |
| 3 | In order to fit and to go back to work on Monday morning . |
| 4 | Meaby 's crucial thrust came in the decisive bottom match at the 13th after he and Davies had lost the 11th and 12th and fallen back to all-square . |
| 5 | As part of a wider plan to restore Naples ' historic centre and bring back into public use an artistic and historical heritage that has been shut up and neglected for too long , the Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici e Storici in Naples has announced a programme of restoration of twenty-six churches to start on 5 December . |
| 6 | His brief was simple : charter a large cargo plane and bring back to Farnborough all the pieces of wreckage that will , in your judgement , need to be examined in detail in connection with this investigation , and do it at the least possible cost to the taxpayer . |
| 7 | Counsellors need to develop their skills of listening , attending , acknowledging , and reflecting back to clients what has been said through summary or paraphrase . |
| 8 | One favourite came after a horrendous week of moon-lighting ( working during the day on a comedy , Exclusive Yarns , in Southampton and whizzing back at night for the musical , Wonderful Town ) . |
| 9 | From this point , Witney took the bit between their teeth and fought back in search of an equaliser . |
| 10 | She was about to replace it when she noticed that the satin lining in the bottom of the case had been torn away from one edge , and stitched back into place with large clumsy stitches . |
| 11 | Reaching the haven of her bedroom , she stripped off her clothes again , wrapped herself in her dressing gown and got back into bed . |
| 12 | We did get a birdie at the 5th and got back at Bernhard , and that seemed to put Seve in good spirit . |
| 13 | One of these was to ‘ plant ’ a seismic amplifier , a gadget that would monitor and transmit back to Earth precise details of lunar tremors . |
| 14 | A monitoring system was devised ( based on Japanese experienced ) and reported back to NPP and WANO management . |
| 15 | The vehicle details were taken down and reported back to Holbaek immediately . |
| 16 | He glared at Conroy without seeing him and charged back into No. 4 , slamming the door . |
| 17 | Its purpose was to perform acts of sabotage and to organise raids far behind the enemy lines , and ( later , in Europe ) to sustain local guerrilla groups , and send back to Britain intelligence regarding any situation with which S.A.S. troops themselves were incapable of dealing in the small numbers in which they operated . |
| 18 | The couple were ordered by station bosses to cut short their holiday and hurry back to work . |
| 19 | He left Princeton at the end of November , having decided to cancel his sailing and fly back to London before attending the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm . |
| 20 | And say back to Sarah confirm that she 's right but just use those words . |
| 21 | But , feeling glad to have got him off the subject of how apparently her virginal innocence did not tie up with her being a married woman , ‘ Well , if you do n't mind , I 'll just collect my car and head back to England , and — ’ |
| 22 | We will secure the long-term future of the coal industry by reducing imports , stopping the ‘ dash for gas ’ and reining back on open-casting . |
| 23 | But one grey-haired uplander disappeared into a hole below a boulder and was pulled out by the hair and carried back towards Keltney on a stretcher of cut branches . |
| 24 | It asked the officers to reflect on the discussions which led up to , and followed the issue of , Partnership in Validation , and subsequently accepted the advice offered in an officers ' paper to set up a working party to pursue the discussion further and report back in May 1978 , after consulting the Council 's committees and boards . |
| 25 | As soon as she could find a convenient place to do so , she turned the car and headed back towards Hallborough . |
| 26 | She peeped into the hall and drew back in shock . |
| 27 | With an irritating lack of urgency he closed his eyes again and sank back into oblivion , leaving Lissa to grind her teeth in frustration . |
| 28 | No , not at all , and then , even in her confused state , her mind shied away from the reasons for her distaste , and she found herself saying even through her pain and shock , ‘ I will not think about that , I will not , ’ and so saying she stopped struggling and sank back into oblivion once more . |
| 29 | Day Six : With a salute from the dawn chorus , your cruiser leaves at 6.30am and heads back to Cologne . |
| 30 | The harsh central neon light glared down onto the contours of the sheeting , and gouged back at Erlich 's eyes from the white-tiled walls . |