Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] [art] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that he had heard her , because there was silence again and Jinny turned back towards the little patch of bushes she was picking over . |
| 2 | He turned back to the little beggar girl but she had disappeared . |
| 3 | Rex turned back to the little blighter . |
| 4 | Mr Beckenham let go her wrist and stepped back with a little bow , gesturing to the table . |
| 5 | Owen drew breath and plunged back to the little group , still hemmed into a few yards of the pathway . |
| 6 | He shut the letter box and went back to the little crowd on the pavement . |
| 7 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 8 | He tried to stand up and fell back with a little snort of pain . |
| 9 | After our swim , we ran back to the little villa , laughing and clutching our clothes . |
| 10 | This could n't be true , I thought , as the man inserted the chisel into my mouth and poised the mallet ; but all doubts were erased as the metal rod thudded against the remnants of my tooth and my head in turn shot back into the little WAAF 's bosom . |
| 11 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |