Example sentences of "i [vb past] back [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I crept back the few yards to the way marked path and walked on down the track . |
| 2 | I choked back a heartfelt tear . |
| 3 | I got back a two-word coded message . |
| 4 | ‘ I wrote a letter two days ago suggesting a meeting and this morning I got back a curt note suggesting a time . |
| 5 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 6 | Yes , he said , I should go , and he would n't come , cos he ai n't got no answer to it you see , anyway I went and I started back the next morning , he called me back . |
| 7 | I bit back a tart reply as my master tugged at my sleeve and we tactfully took our leave . |
| 8 | ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected . |
| 9 | Obligingly I leaned back an additional inch or two into the firm and furry pillows . |
| 10 | The birds had told me Diggs had left a few minutes earlier , so I ran back the quick way to the house , where the lights all burned as usual . |
| 11 | ‘ I sat back a little bit more than usual and made sure things were organised . |
| 12 | I pushed back the rusty old gate and staggered into the garden . |