Example sentences of "but she [verb] [pers pn] back " in BNC.
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1 | The word trembled on the tip of her tongue , but she choked it back just in time . |
2 | Tears of joy made her mouth shake , but she forced them back , refusing to risk such annihilation if she was wrong , if he did n't love her . |
3 | The tears threatened , but she fought them back . |
4 | he tried to go out the door but she reached him back , but she has n't |
5 | A flurry of harsh retorts sprang into her mind , but she bit them back . |
6 | I tried to sneak out with an open-necked shirt , but she called me back . |
7 | He turned to go , but she called him back , the tears springing once more . |
8 | She might n't understand them , but she repeated them back faithfully . |
9 | But she waved him back and scrambled awkwardly out of the pew . |