Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] back to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The base goes back to the RAFin SEptember 94. it 's not yet known what will be done with the land but many local people hope it 'll be used the upper H |
| 2 | I attend the Assembly as a Member of this House and I should like the opportunity to report back to the House , during a proper debate , on what I am doing in the Council of Europe . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There is nothing what actually says , only when that cheque goes back to the bank , there 's nothing anywhere apart from the bank who says that cheque is actually made out to . |
| 5 | ‘ I need a few hours to report back to the office , then my time can be my own . |
| 6 | Professor John Ashworth , vice-chairman of the committee of vice-chancellors and principals ( CVCP ) , also urged Mr MacGregor to use ‘ a heaven-sent opportunity to go back to the drawing board and look at the entire issue of how students are supported — grants , loans and fees . ’ |
| 7 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 8 | Mr Wishart hurried off to the refreshment room , luckily got served straight away and with difficulty got back to the compartment just as the guard was blowing his whistle ; the old lady took one of the paper cups of tea and murmured her thanks . |
| 9 | The it in the second sentence refers back to the ball . |
| 10 | Much of the Bible 's teaching goes back to the way we are made ; it goes back to creation itself . |
| 11 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 12 | Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him . |
| 13 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 14 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 15 | Adjusters reports should be carefully checked and any omissions or queries referred back to the Adjuster . |
| 16 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |
| 17 | The helicopter and the keys to the private villa were promptly removed ; Branson rode back to the airport in a taxi . |
| 18 | Her mind skimmed back to the dinner on Friday night . |
| 19 | I had just winched in the staysail 's port sheet when the explosion sounded , or something so like an explosion that I instinctively cowered by Wavebreaker 's rail as my mind whipped back to the crash of practice shells ripping through the sleet in Norway . |
| 20 | Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception . |
| 21 | Millie moved back to the window now . |
| 22 | ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago . |
| 23 | Our assistance breaks that barrier while allowing for the funds to come back to the Network when the company steps up production and is earning a return on its investment . |
| 24 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 25 | Cobalt drove back to the Villa Fiesole . |
| 26 | Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ . |
| 27 | Angus slunk back to the campfire . |
| 28 | As no form of updating had taken place the room was in need of considerable physical repair … much of the stock dated back to the school 's opening and was therefore unsuitable for the pupils and curriculum of today . |
| 29 | Cheeks dripping white , the kids walk back to the car , happy and contented . |
| 30 | Manville turned back to the elevator , placing his right palm flat against the opaque plastic panel built into the wall beside the doors . |