Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [verb] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Minton brought back to Allen Street a Party of sailors , it was Paul who fried the chips Minton knew they liked to eat . |
| 2 | The Hull man appeared to have the angles covered when Ferguson rocked back on his heels to accept Ian Potter 's pass , but despite a standing start and only inches in which to operate , Fergie whisked past on the outside . |
| 3 | The bottle was in his hand when Nicandra came back from the kitchen . |
| 4 | The man was ignorant of the Empress 's scheme , but when Isabel glanced back at his face she saw only too clearly his opinion of her visit to their guest 's room . |
| 5 | When Cecilia looked back to Tina 's childhood it was always that particular day when Ernest Jarvis had hanged himself that she remembered . |
| 6 | When Will came back to us , his eyes were bright , but he was already thinking about it . |
| 7 | And when William came back from Germany and a decision had to be made about his education , he argued that it made sense to send him to the state school , the same as Preston . |
| 8 | When Alison stepped back into the bedroom the slight drop in temperature immediately sought out the damp patches on her back and shoulders that she 'd missed with the towel . |
| 9 | So , ’ he went on , ‘ when Ma gets back we 'll be throwing a big engagement party . |
| 10 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 11 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 12 | ‘ When Marcus comes back , piss off for a bit , will you ? |
| 13 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 14 | She also thought : When Bert comes back , Pat will not be here . |
| 15 | When David came back to Hawkers a week or so later , he found on his desk a very large can of tomato juice . |
| 16 | When Blyth came back the next year he was even more unpleasant than before , having lost his left leg from above the knee in a road accident ( the boy he was playing'chicken ’ with was killed ) . |
| 17 | Other pictures took the place of these ; Neil 's tent , not far up the brae , and the possibility not only , at worst , of having its shelter for the night , but of my seeing from that vantage point when Neil came back with his boat . |
| 18 | Mrs Dooley , the lady who ‘ did ’ for them and was at home when Alexander arrived back from school , hovered in the background beside the hat stand . |
| 19 | United wobbled a little bit in the second half when Gillingham came back with a goal from Crown . |
| 20 | They went out to the pub , and when Alan came back Trevor and Lucy were at home . |
| 21 | I was afraid I would have to move when Alan came back but he wanted someone to keep house for him so it worked out very well . ’ |
| 22 | The Princesse 's dark eyes shone when Katherine reported back to her . |
| 23 | When Tallis looked back at the leader he was slowly sitting up , reaching for his sword . |
| 24 | ‘ When Janice comes back from her tea I can hand over here . ’ |
| 25 | Evening had begun to cast long grey shadows around the red-bricked building when Lissa arrived back at her flat . |
| 26 | perhaps I should n't of told you , so I said well look Timothy I said this is a conversation that has n't taken place I said when Christopher comes back in I said if you want to say anything you can , but feel free not to and we 'll just , if he comes we wo n't know anything about it |
| 27 | I said when Jake came back . |
| 28 | When Nara came back with the milk , the calf had collapsed , exhausted . |
| 29 | Laura was still roughly chastising herself , and attempting to ignore the hard knot of unsatisfied desire still gripping her body , when Ross came back into the room . |
| 30 | When Nigel came back he usually spent some time checking his pulse rate . |