Example sentences of "i [verb] back the " in BNC.

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1 So to the beach Kaptan and I would go , or walk around the garden , pulling out weeds , me trimming back the undergrowth while he handed spare tools up the ladder .
2 It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily .
3 I crept back the few yards to the way marked path and walked on down the track .
4 I choked back the tears and mumbled that I was glad I 'd had cancer .
5 And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms .
6 they charged me thirty six quid for a plus V A T , plus a fiver till I bring back the other one .
7 I passed back the form and just about managed a smile myself .
8 er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't
9 I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body .
10 I drew back the curtains and stood looking out .
11 Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less .
12 If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body .
13 Slowly I put back the receiver and climbed upstairs .
14 When I look back the me of those days bears no relation at all to the me now .
15 I hauled back the wheel and the plane mushed down and hit the water .
16 I threw back the blanket and walked to the window .
17 After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror …
18 ‘ And I threw back the bedclothes before I had any more time to think about it and burst out of the bed ; threw myself into the middle of the bedroom , screaming and roaring and thrashing about . ’
19 I threw back the covers to seen but the sheet was completely dry .
20 I handed back the receiver and heard Ronnie being agitated on the other end .
21 I handed back the magazine and gave him a bundle of mail .
22 Sadly I turned back the pages and returned the ledger to Miss Louise 's lap .
23 After I made the cut I folded back the turf ( still using the spade ) and saw the nest .
24 Then I pass back the gun .
25 If I walked back the way we 'd come , there 'd be a bus stop , would n't there ?
26 Why ca n't I take back the dozen ski-holiday brochures I 'm leafing through , and be rewarded with a discount from the travel agents , and the knowledge that they 're recycling them ?
27 I pulled back the shower curtain , exposing her fully .
28 I pulled back the curtains and dashed out of the room to find Benjamin standing there , laughing at my shock .
29 I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting .
30 Yes , he said , I should go , and he would n't come , cos he ai n't got no answer to it you see , anyway I went and I started back the next morning , he called me back .
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