Example sentences of "[adv] back to the [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fran gave him a watery smile , then turned her attention pointedly back to the schedule to forestall any further questions , and Fred took the hint . |
| 2 | Even before he got to her she was mesmerised , the dark eyes holding her with complete ease , and she had to bring herself quickly back to the present to do what she had planned and set matters on an even footing straight away . |
| 3 | As he walked up beside the 17th Patrick met O'Grady trudging disconsolately back to the tee to play a second ball . |
| 4 | She went slowly back to the drawing-room to collect her sketch-pad and pencils , and all the time she kept telling herself that this was a really stupid thing to do . |
| 5 | Then back to the kitchen to clear up the mess before Dad got back off the night shift . |
| 6 | Then back to the farmyard to untackle and fodder the horse , to strip off his own thatch of soaked sacking , and milk cows by the light of a lantern that swung from a hook in the roof and smelled sharply in contrast with the milky smell of steaming cows and the less agreeable smell of fresh dung . |
| 7 | After leaving the church Dalgliesh went briefly back to the Yard to pick up his files on Theresa Nolan and Diana Travers and it was after midday before he arrived at 62 Campden Hill Square . |
| 8 | As soon as the man 's wallet was in his hand , the Doctor retreated hastily back to the car to peruse the contents . |