Example sentences of "come back [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ parky-starn ’ came back form the dead , and all was history by the time they faced England in the final on March 25 . |
| 2 | Later she came back to thank the major for her punishment . |
| 3 | Keeps bouncing back : dumped by the Chicago Cubs in 1985 after injury , but was reprieved by Pittsburgh ; lasted a mere 18 pitches against the Cubs in game two of the NL play-offs but came back to win the decisive game five . |
| 4 | Australia though came back to win the decisive fifth match by 47 runs , to take an eventful and exciting series 3–2 . |
| 5 | THE OAKLAND Athletics came back to win the first game of the best-of-seven American League championship series with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays , on Tuesday . |
| 6 | He fell heavily when 4–1 down in the first set , needed several minutes of treatment before deciding to carry on , lost the first set , but then came back to win the next two — all the time nursing his knee with an ice-pack between games . |
| 7 | Emily Lightbody came back to work the following Monday . |
| 8 | ‘ We came back to get the vital point . |
| 9 | She left the cubicle to find a blood test kit , and came back to find the new houseman , Joe Reynolds , ordering head X-rays and a neurologist 's opinion . |
| 10 | Next year , I 'm coming back to finish the general SVQ , and I want to do Highers too . ’ |
| 11 | Neil , coming back to keep the promised watch on his house . |
| 12 | If so , stop , take your eyes off the book , take a deep breath , allow your face muscles to relax and then come back to read the next sentence with even keener interest but with less strain . |
| 13 | In Germany , the supplier comes back to get the empty containers ; here , we chuck them out . |
| 14 | A fictionalised countryside comes back to brighten the dark heart of the urban sprawl . |