Example sentences of "his [noun] back to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As her father began his fight back to health , Diana 's mother took a hand in guiding her career .
2 Reluctantly he brought his attention back to business .
3 John 's face seemed to come alive and his spirit escaped the prison of the photograph releasing brief images of happy times ; John dancing along the pavement , John tilting his head back to exhale smoke from a cigarette , John talking to a cuddly toy in a supermarket and making me laugh .
4 Schwer , 24 , is bidding to reroute his career back to championship status against rugged Frenchman Farid Benredjeb , in his first outing since losing his crowns to Paul Burke in February .
5 His road back to traditionalism could appear the only way to escape a theological disintegration which threatened not just Vatican I , but Chalcedon and Nicaea as well .
6 When two hours had passed and he had n't returned , Lyn imagined him finding his way back to Bale 's and by this act leading her there in search of him .
7 Picking up the glass ball on his way back to bed , Mungo was still haunted by the episode in the forest .
8 Masterminding the event is an art history student , Daniel Marks , who successfully fought his way back to health after being diagnosed as having testicular cancer at the age of 17 .
9 TODDLER Michael Gater has fought his way back to health after being seriously injured in a road accident .
10 He went by jeep and on his way back to Brigade H.Q he ran over a German mine and was killed . ’
11 Not that Patten was alone in lying his way back to power .
12 He stood abruptly , picking up the parcels and pulling her to her feet , his hand firmly on her arm , his face back to derision .
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