Example sentences of "and [vb past] back [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lowered the horse 's left foreleg and came back to lift Isabel to the ground . |
| 2 | Taking a hint from the fame and antiquity of Egyptian flax working , Roberts went off to the banks of the Nile to study the Temple of Karnak , and came back to build Mr Marshall a factory in like fashion , which soon became known , naturally enough , as the Temple Mill . |
| 3 | He set off into the fog to find out where he was , and came back to find Tess fast asleep . |
| 4 | One spring evening we had been out to dinner and came back to find Clare bounding downstairs with excitement . |
| 5 | He took a steadying breath and turned back to face Mick , ticking off points on his fingers . |
| 6 | She went to the top of the stairs , then spun round and rushed back to hug Maggie Byrne with spontaneous affection . |
| 7 | I took a couple of steps forward , then heard something whispered from behind me , and looked back to see Janice hugging Ash , almost violently . |
| 8 | They halted on a rocky ridge where heather poked up through gaps in the stones , and looked back to see Ralarth a green patch below them . |
| 9 | He then formulated a system of fighting derived from the mantis ' movements and went back to do battle with the fighters from other systems . |
| 10 | He sighed , looked round once more and went back to rejoin Sir John . |
| 11 | Almost but not quite convinced now , Robbie nevertheless ran back to her cabin and pulled on her jeans , sweater and shoes , grabbed up the sleeping kitten and ran back to join Fen . |
| 12 | ‘ Do come inside , ’ the girl said , and stood back to let Blanche go ahead of her . |
| 13 | He opened it and stood back to let Harry enter ‘ Head of Careers ’ is an absurd title , is n't it ? ’ he said . |
| 14 | The sergeant 's eyes widened , and he slid out of the Land Rover and stood back to let Jamie out . |
| 15 | I quickly slid into a seat at the back , and sat back to observe proceedings . |