Example sentences of "and [noun prp] had [verb] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | And on one day of hard frost , Paul and Molly had slid back and forth across the shining ice , screaming with delight , watched by a bold robin who sat fearlessly nearby on a low bare branch preening the pale grey feathers that edged the bronze of his breast . |
| 2 | So anyway , erm they met me and Bert had to go back to his office and Will said he had to go back to his office , but he said , What would you like to do ? |
| 3 | At the 18th green Manuel and Andy had walked back to the marked circle . |
| 4 | Tony and Stephen had stood back to let their sisters greet Terry , but they were looking at him and waiting eagerly to greet him , oblivious of Frank . |
| 5 | This made her look slightly ridiculous and McKillop had to fight back a smile . |
| 6 | A brief foray on to the upper deck , and Lindsey had retreated back into the warmth . |
| 7 | The woman 's face cleared like magic and she smiled back at him , not missing the subtle compliment he had paid her , and Fran had to bite back an urge to grind her teeth . |
| 8 | She bit — savagely at her cuticles again , and McLeish had to fight back the urge to yell at her to stop , for God 's sake . |
| 9 | And Davide had smiled back at his friend , with a confused look . |
| 10 | They went back down the garden and after that out to a couple of pubs where they drank a lot and Rufus had to drive back to Wyvis Hall with one eye closed on account of getting double vision . |
| 11 | Then they 'd returned to the stable and George had got back to the House about midnight . |
| 12 | Teng and Chang had stepped back now . |