Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember Status Quo 's ‘ Down Down ’ , though , and was disappointed that Cud drew back from an attempt at reproducing Quo 's perfect repetition . |
| 2 | Martin charging down on Dobson ; Martin , eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl ; Martin , arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson 's head ; Martin , growling savagely at the yobs , daring them to interfere ; Martin , turing angrily as the sergeant pulled the baton from his hand ; finally , Martin , white and shaking , as he looked down disbelievingly at the unconscious Dobson . |
| 3 | ‘ Shall we go to the party ? ’ she wheedled , and Alain sat back with a smile . |
| 4 | There was a faint rattle and a metallic clink from high above and Grant sank back into a crouch , waiting with baited breath to see if the slight noise had alerted anyone . |
| 5 | In the United States a national botanical garden was founded to exploit the seeds and plants brought back by a Pacific exploration expedition under Charles Wilkes in the years 1838–42 . |
| 6 | Rights and properties going back to a remote and undocumented past appeared to him to have a sanction which no later enactment — not even by the pope — could alter . |
| 7 | And Shelley come back with a knife . |
| 8 | A front leg-stretching exercise : from a walking stance throw up the leg , keeping the knee joint locked and toes pulled back into a high position . |
| 9 | Thus progress always overreaches itself and mankind falls back into a new barbarism . |
| 10 | They represent a continuity of worship and music stretching back to a period well before the Reformation . |
| 11 | ‘ If Halifax come back with a decent offer we 'll consider it . |
| 12 | Athelstan saw money change hands and Cranston came back with a thick broomstick . |
| 13 | The possible effect from 1994–5 onwards of the lifting of the cap on QR income has encouraged the University to prepare plans which , if its assumptions about future funding levels are realised , will allow it to reinforce the physical infrastructure of the University as well as funding academic developments , while bringing the Income and Expenditure Account back into a cumulative surplus by 31 July 1996 . |
| 14 | But Eric came back from a working holiday and Peter was out for a little while , was n't he ? |
| 15 | But City came back with a late goal from Rosenior . |
| 16 | They looked good for all three points but County came back with an equaliser from Phil Turner … |
| 17 | Merrill 's head swam , but Luke leaned back with a grunt of satisfaction . |
| 18 | It is only two weeks since Gough came back from a multiple fracture of the cheekbone . |
| 19 | It is only two weeks since Gough came back from a multiple fracture of the cheekbone . |
| 20 | A pushover try by scrum-half Chris Tynan and another by Gray put the result beyond doubt with Rees kicking a conversion and a second penalty for a 22–0 lead before Gale hit back with a drop-goal and a penalty providing the USA with reward for pressure . |
| 21 | United wobbled a little bit in the second half when Gillingham came back with a goal from Crown . |
| 22 | Nearly , but not quite ; and when guests come back after a hard day in the hills , displaying half a dozen beautiful fish , and are asked where they caught them , they might reply ‘ Shhhh ’ , rather than admit malpractice . |
| 23 | When Connor came back with a pint pot in either hand , he found his wife in the arms of the young Welshman , and stood smiling , watching them dance together to a song that had become all the rage in the last few years : |
| 24 | Playing in the third game of the 24 match round Robin stage of the tournament , Ireland were actually left to contemplate the spectre of extra time as Italy came back with a try just before the finish . |
| 25 | it was touch and go for a time and when Leicester hit back with an equaliser from Whitlow a draw seemed the best they could hope for … |