Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] back in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tsu Ma was dressed in white , his hair tied back in a single elegant bow . |
| 2 | With his long face and straw-coloured hair pulled back in a half-hearted ponytail , he reminded me of a youthful Donald Sutherland ; the same doomy seriousness suddenly lightened by a wry humour . |
| 3 | The whole gave her a rather leggy , tomboyish look , especially with her long blonde hair pulled back in a fashionable plait . |
| 4 | Beyond the sitting room , a large area with an old brick fireplace set back in a spacious alcove , piles of cut logs flanking it , a narrow passage led to the kitchen and a small study . |
| 5 | Our traditional attractions include the beginnings of the white cliffs of Dover , historic monuments such as the landing places of St. Augustine and Julius Caesar , and the medieval cinque port of Sandwich , whose parliamentary representation stretches back in an unbroken line to the days of Simon de Montfort . |
| 6 | Eventually the men at the long table sat back in a happy state of having eaten and drunk as much as they could possibly hold . |
| 7 | She followed the boy to a house set back in a palm-lined road , which was light years away from the urchin 's poverty-stricken background . |