Example sentences of "was [verb] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wpc Jones was keeping back the crowd and he called to her , ‘ Send for the ambulance ! ’ |
| 2 | He was pulling back the calf 's head so the brown eyes rolled up and only the whites were showing , and opening its mouth by slipping his thumb in at the side . |
| 3 | Sir Anthony had concluded his business with the plump lawyer as far as he was able to overcome his distaste for discussing deals or mentioning money , and he was holding back the brambles for her , as it were , letting her into their company , and she butted through , a young dog again , let out for a walk . |
| 4 | She was fighting back the tears , and her throat hurt . |
| 5 | When he had come back from Grasmere the first thing he had done — despite George Wood 's vehement protests — was to pay back the loan and bring his hotel bill up to the mark . |