Example sentences of "back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things would deteriorate rather quickly , for Alberto would return to his hotel in the evening with a sculpture eight to twelve inches tall under his arm and come back the next day with a piece no more than three or four inches high … |
| 2 | Goldberg , pushing back the typewriter and drawing the pad towards him , began again . |
| 3 | Sutcliffe Catering personnel director Peter Davies said : ‘ This sort of advice really turns back the clock . |
| 4 | I passed back the form and just about managed a smile myself . |
| 5 | Worse still , if the stick is being held back the aircraft may bounce off the ground into an even more nose-high attitude and at an even lower speed . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you call back the Cartieri Gallery ? ’ said Lucy suddenly . |
| 7 | She bit back the unwordable sweet pain of when Lucy had whispered : I love you , I love you , there you are … |
| 8 | So much she wanted to fling back the covers , light incense and candles , worship this adored body . |
| 9 | Even as you begin to draw back the snap punch , pick up your front foot and set it down diagonally forwards and outwards , using a thrusting action from the rear leg to cover ground . |
| 10 | However , do n't thrust the chin forwards and only pull back the withdrawing hand as far as the side of the face — not to the ribs or the hip . |
| 11 | Throw your body-weight forwards and pull back the leading fist , using this combination action to snap punch into the opponent 's face . |
| 12 | ( b ) Pull back the spent reverse punch , using this action to help unroll the back fist . |
| 13 | ( b ) Draw back the spent punch , using this action to bring the knee forwards and up . |
| 14 | Roundhouse kick ( a ) Pull back the spent reverse punch , using this action to help bring your kicking knee across the front of your body |
| 15 | Typical James , thought Cameron , as he handed back the flask and looked at his friend 's flushed face : we are plotting to save our lives and he turns it into a holiday . |
| 16 | A flurry of bangs hit the door and before Allan Stewart could shoot back the bolt gun-butts had burst through the timbers , the bolt and its socket tore the jamb away , and soldiers in blue coats and white breeches were stepping in across the wreckage . |
| 17 | They burned and burned , driving back the darkness . |
| 18 | She played back the messages on her answerphone and jotted down the numbers and names of the men who had called : Tony , Ali , Geoff , and Junior . |
| 19 | The nurse pulled back the curtains . |
| 20 | She padded across to the window , drew back the curtains and looked out . |
| 21 | After I made the cut I folded back the turf ( still using the spade ) and saw the nest . |
| 22 | She wished she could turn back the clock . |
| 23 | To take one 's finger off the bounding narrative pulse of Crime and Punishment and to open The Possessed — to open it anywhere — is to find oneself out in the sticks once again : the ‘ our town ’ of the novel and the voice relating its affairs bring back the ‘ we ’ of convict life in The House of the Dead and the more sketchy collective of that remote Siberian community outside the prison walls . |
| 24 | ‘ PRO-LIFE ’ campaigners pledged at the weekend to launch a ‘ make or break ’ drive to roll back the abortion laws . |
| 25 | Ferguson said he would back the United and England skipper if Robson said he was fit to play . |
| 26 | This was augmented by Hastings 's conversion and two penalties , and only now , with more than a quarter of the match gone , did France pull themselves together and begin to pull back the Lions ' lead . |
| 27 | ‘ Empty words , ’ barked back the entrepreneur . |
| 28 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
| 29 | JANSHER KHAN , who won back the world title here on Saturday , is in danger of losing some or all of his $15,000 ( £9,500 ) prize money this week , for failing to make more than a brief appearance at the official dinner afterwards . |
| 30 | Lawyers acting for Ferranti concede that there is no chance of getting back the full £215m which the company is being forced to write off as a result of the International Signal and Control fraud . |