Example sentences of "back with a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He wanted the youth to go away , for in his mind he saw him fall back with a suppressed scream of terror and pain , holding a handkerchief to his face . |
2 | If you are uncertain about whether or not you can get back with a reasonable margin of safety , make a safe landing while you can ; a planned approach into a poor field is better than an out-of-wind crash into a good field ! |
3 | He went back to the bike and unlocked one of the panniers , coming back with a colourful helmet . |
4 | Sullivan , however , hit back with a last-gasp 7-6 win in the next set to force the decider , but Duff led all the way for a 7-3 win . |
5 | Jack dropped a couple of shots with poor putts but got them both back with a superb eagle at the sixteenth — an uphill par five with a difficult green , long and narrow and well protected with bunkers . |
6 | But now she 's back with a superb new single called No Ordinary Love . |
7 | As she lay back with a plump cushion provided by her brother beneath her lower legs , she cocked her head to one side and studied Belinda , nodding in approval . |
8 | Roared on by the partisan Swansea crowd , Wales hit back with a brilliant two-try burst in the space of four minutes . |
9 | He was turning back towards his car when he looked back with a casual afterthought . |
10 | She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile . |
11 | If nothing is readily available you find yourself trying to thaw out the cheesecake from the bottom of the freezer ( nobody will miss it , will they ? ) , or working out how long it will take you to get to the shops and back with a bag-full of goodies . |
12 | The Ely four , Stewart Seymour , Kevin King and David Bell and skipped by Greg Harlow , trailed 12-1 after five ends , bounced back with a five and spent the next two hours in an effort to catch up . |
13 | Farrar came back with a small boxful of heroin . |
14 | After a tough year in 1991 , the brand is back with a revamped range for 1992 . |
15 | I 've mentioned it to him and what he 's saying is come back with a firm proposal . |
16 | On this occasion he did not succeed in finding any penguin 's eggs , but came back with a live penguin , and with the eggs of various gulls . |
17 | In a moment or two he was back with a warm bulb . |
18 | It should be thrown out and the electorate should make their views known at a general election so that the Government can come back with a better Bill at a later stage . ’ |
19 | Quality manager Francine Galivel says the objective of the visit was fully achieved because everyone — the shift operator , the operator who loads the tanker , the person who plans the haulier 's despatch notes , the chemist who checks that the product meets specifications — all came back with a better understanding of how their jobs fit into the unbroken line from supplier to end product . |
20 | From time to time he would look back with a certain pride at them . |
21 | He is expecting City to come back with a bigger offer . |
22 | But , kicking against the strong wind , the Oak defended well to keep the deficit to 1–0 and they came back with a strong display in the second half . |
23 | He came back with a strong cardboard box and helped Mum to pack everything in it . |
24 | Gloucester almost got back with a late charge … |
25 | But City came back with a late goal from Rosenior . |
26 | Then they went into the lead , only for Peterborough to come back with a late equaliser . |
27 | The sound , in itself small , was magnified by the lofty roof , and startled him painfully , and he drew back with a bounding heart into the shadows of the triforium as a man stepped into the church . |
28 | The Sergeant galloped past a man and cut back with a savage slash of his sword . |
29 | he was back with a second midway through the first half … and that was that … 2-0 … |
30 | ‘ Speaking of which , ’ Herr Nordern , while quite happy to lounge back with a good cigar and a glass of whisky , was also ready for his meal . |