Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old Herky turned around and slowly started back the way he had come . |
| 2 | But he decided they probably had enough on their minds for the moment ; and swiftly tossing back the Glenlivet , he left them , making his way thoughtfully to the front entrance , and wondering something else : wondering whether any announcement of Kemp 's death — Kemp 's murder — would have come as too much of a surprise to one of the four people who still sat round their table in the Chapters Bar . |
| 3 | However , do n't thrust the chin forwards and only pull back the withdrawing hand as far as the side of the face — not to the ribs or the hip . |
| 4 | She crossed to the other bed , and gently pulled back the sheet which covered him . |
| 5 | Without actually giving her the details — and still keeping back the crucial fact of Christine 's death , which would have changed the tone of their conversations completely — Lucy had been able to give Josie some idea of her home situation and of the problems that she 'd caused with actions that she 'd felt to be right . |
| 6 | The trend towards tighter state budgets could be exploited to reduce the number of students in some over populated subjects and also to cut back the resources of non-productive researchers . |
| 7 | So I rebelled and left and immediately put back the stone in weight . |
| 8 | Trees cut her view for part of the way and when she could see the street door leading to her flat she noticed a man dawdling by , looking up and down the pavement and then strolling back the way he had come . |
| 9 | No take and then bring back the |
| 10 | perhaps the Monday after Christmas , and then coming back the Monday after . |
| 11 | Clients will announce their intentions to the group , and then report back the following week . |
| 12 | Final preparation of the bud consists of cutting square the top tip of the bud shield , and lightly bending back the other tongue end just enough for a tiny sliver of pith wood behind the eye to lift . |