Example sentences of "[noun prp] come back [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sat in the parlour , on the evening of Saturday , September 2nd , waiting for Menzies ' man Allan Stewart to come back with the news from Blair Atoll . |
| 2 | ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | After she 'd completed her delivery round of the dressing rooms , Lucy came back into the department , took off her coat and threw it in the corner , and then threw herself onto one of the available chairs with an equal lack of ceremony . |
| 6 | The bottle was in his hand when Nicandra came back from the kitchen . |
| 7 | Fitzosbert came back into the room and Cranston laid some silver on the table . |
| 8 | The second and last time Sheila came back to the group was some months later . |
| 9 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 10 | It was eight o'clock the following morning when Ben came back from the town . |
| 11 | As Carrie was pouring out the tea , Mr Carver came back into the room , followed by his wife , and he said to Mick , ‘ Stay out of that scullery from now on . |
| 12 | The girl looked up as Ebert came back into the hold , her eyes wide , filled with fear . |
| 13 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 14 | Laura was still roughly chastising herself , and attempting to ignore the hard knot of unsatisfied desire still gripping her body , when Ross came back into the room . |
| 15 | When Nara came back with the milk , the calf had collapsed , exhausted . |
| 16 | God , it was Tessa coming back from the bathroom ! |
| 17 | Her teeth stopped chattering , and when Matthew came back with the tea and the whisky , he remarked that the colour had come back into her face . |
| 18 | Matthew came back into the room . |
| 19 | Union Canal was renewed almost immediately by the Grand Junction , and Foxton came back into the picture . |
| 20 | When Ludovico came back to the apartment with food for lunch and found her stripped to the waist , washing herself in the cracked kitchen sink , he immediately started making love to her , pushing her back until the taps dug into her . |
| 21 | When Fred came back to the table , the two old friends suddenly fused and started to laugh , while Daisy had to wait upon them as their natural audience . |
| 22 | Horne came back to the city and grew powerful on his riches . |
| 23 | Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious . |
| 24 | Leeds started out the second half the way they played the first , but lost their way badly during the course with Oldham coming back into the game strongly . |
| 25 | And if you do n't get that amount , presumably Finmere comes back into the picture again ? |
| 26 | The daylight faded when Raghunath came back to the teacher tired and dripping . |
| 27 | But when the man Harry came back without the pirate , Silver seemed angry — and I believed he was . |
| 28 | Hamilton came back into the shop , rolling his shirtsleeves down and buttoning the cuffs . |
| 29 | Diane came back without the lab coat . |
| 30 | Rose came back into the room , and sat down at her desk . |