Example sentences of "he [adv] back to " in BNC.
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| 1 | His behaviour may be such as to demonstrate that his reversion has taken him right back to the use of the ruthlessness which preceded civilisation . |
| 2 | As he expected , this path , newly uncovered by the rockfall , led him impossibly back to the tunnel where Urnst had dropped the glove . |
| 3 | Then he carried him quickly back to his mother . |
| 4 | Instead , feeling as though with each step she took she was treading on her dreams , destroying them forever , she followed him mutely back to the sofa and seated herself where she had been before . |
| 5 | The old man 's voice cut through his sexual heat , brought him straight back to earth . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , when Mr Mason explained that Mr Rochester was already married , your uncle sent him straight back to England to prevent you from marrying and making a terrible mistake . |
| 7 | His emotional and intellectual development in Aden was such that it was to lead him inevitably back to France , back to emotional security with Rirette , and back to the political and social struggle from which he had escaped in a state of total disorientation a few months earlier . |
| 8 | The pain that had brought him sharply back to consciousness seared violently through his stomach . |
| 9 | She nodded mutely , and followed him meekly back to the nurses ' station . |
| 10 | You see I 've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back to the Reich and I 've little more than three weeks to do it in . ’ |
| 11 | 4 If the ward nurse is satisfied with the patient 's condition she accepts him back into her care and escorts him quietly back to the ward ensuring his safety by maintaining the airway and close observation . |