Example sentences of "his [noun] back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Xokonoshetl Gomorro gets his possessions back after a night in police cells . |
| 2 | Luke palmed his hair back with a gesture of resignation , and once again Merrill softened towards him . |
| 3 | ‘ Wonderful weather , Lady Deverill ! ’ the young man called to his victim as he cantered through the iron gates and reined his horse back to a walk . |
| 4 | Roland drew his breath in minor shock : Maud said , ‘ Oh , the dolls ’ — and Sir George brought his light back from a blank mirror entwined with gilded roses and focused it on the three rigid figures , semi-recumbent under a dusty counterpane , in a substantial if miniature four-poster bed . |
| 5 | He seemed to jerk his mind back with an effort , swearing under his breath at his lapse of concentration . |
| 6 | We have no problem going in , but if we are caught or seen then Odd-Knut will not be allowed to bring his dogs back without a lengthy and expensive quarantine . |
| 7 | Rostov grinned , brought his sword back in a fancy two-handed reverse , bowed , then somersaulted exuberantly . |
| 8 | Marc threw his head back with a scathing guffaw . |
| 9 | And it was as if Boy was now suddenly the drowning one , and O was the lifeguard ; O slapped him twice around the face , pulled his head back by a handful of hair and placed his mouth over Boy 's before he had time to speak , and kissed him right there in the doorway of The Bar . |
| 10 | Stok stood up and put his hands on the small of his back and threw his head back like a man in pain . |
| 11 | Wycliffe pushed his chair back with a show of irritation . |
| 12 | I suppose he thought I was exaggerating the danger and he 'd show how tough he was , so he moved his chair back about an inch . |
| 13 | He therefore had the choice of making a new home somewhere or making his way back to a town about whose public feelings he could have no doubt , but knowing that if he did not change his ways the whole thing might happen again . |
| 14 | After five minutes patiently waiting I noticed that he had been distracted on his way back by a friend behind the counter . |
| 15 | Having fought his way back from a deficit of 1–2 in games , Wapnick led 5–0 in the decider , dominating the court to a point where Eyles looked done for . |
| 16 | I 'll wager the Young Pretender was invited in for a Grolsch on his way back from a cave . |
| 17 | Mr Bates , of Brackley , Northants , hit and killed a scientist on a bicycle on his way back from a business meeting in London where he had been drinking wine and sherry , the Court heard . |
| 18 | It was here , on his way back from a night club in the early hours of the morning , that he was attacked by a man with a broken bottle . |
| 19 | Hirst faces a race against time to be fit for England 's friendly in Spain next month after still feeling his way back from an Achilles tendon injury . |