Example sentences of "the [num] [noun pl] [vb past] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two girls walked back down the salmon-coloured path towards the house , each with a bouquet of vine leaves . |
| 2 | The fast disappearing figures of the two girls waved back then disappeared as the bike took a left hand bend . |
| 3 | When Ernest left , Rosie tried it on and the two dressmakers stood back to survey their handiwork . |
| 4 | The two brothers went back into the Guild Office , and Ebenezer began to gasp and splutter , telling his story as best he could : what Florrie had said to him about Tom 's letter and what Tom had threatened to do … . |
| 5 | The two men came back on Sunday night . |
| 6 | The two men jumped back in surprise . |
| 7 | When the two children got back to the tunnel with the men from the farm , they found Bobbie and Jim asleep . |
| 8 | The two aides turned back into the offices , and Edouard and Jean-Paul walked slowly down the wide steps to the street . |
| 9 | The same mauve tinge that had affected the Captain 's skin at the Seven Stars crept back into his pasty cheeks . |