Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] back [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly it 's all there , complete with toilet paper , which you use and then deftly wind back on to the roll . |
| 2 | Perhaps going back again to the quality of life , was it a a release valve for the frustration of the places ? |
| 3 | Thus far The Buddha of Suburbia is autobiographical : thereafter Karim and Hanif go their separate ways , only getting back on to the same tracks when they both flee north of the river to west London . |
| 4 | I think it just came back here for the milk and then it 'll be away . |
| 5 | Let's have a look first all er just step back slightly to the time when the sales exec goes round to sign up the estate agent . |
| 6 | The seneschal looked briefly at the quivering attendant being looked after by the others , then he shrugged and said something to the under-cook , who quickly got back down off the stool and turned to the others . |
| 7 | , like to come back up onto the yard line . |
| 8 | If she could get there before the long closure for lunch-hour he would make her up a preparation , and Peony could get it back to her mother and possibly get back again to the harbour for the Swimming Gala . |
| 9 | You can still cut back over to the to about there . |
| 10 | Hector , who had been whining all the while , now crept back on to the bed and pushed his nose under the veined hand resting on the coverlet . |
| 11 | They were relaxed and puffing on cigarettes ; it was clear that any responsibility for the inert procession which now crocodiled back out of the village failed to bother them . |
| 12 | Women are much less likely to read science subjects than men ( Wilkin , 1982 ) , and this is a severe disadvantage at a time when government is determined to push teaching and research resources into sciences while simultaneously cutting back severely in the social sciences and the humanities . |
| 13 | So next day I duly went to the synagogue , rather self-conscious in my trilby hat , surprised to find women sitting in the gallery only , much impressed with the singing of the cantor and the blowing of the ram 's horn , and a little taken aback by the quick exit at the end of the fast , presumably to get back home for the first square meal of the day . |
| 14 | There are those who believe that hitting a real " rock bottom " , losing absolutely everything and then struggling back solely with the aid of the Anonymous Fellowships , is the only true recovery . |
| 15 | There was a thump as the lorry hit the bank , heeled over , and then bounced back on to the lane . |
| 16 | In the 1970s and 1980s , left-wing guerrilla groups moved into the cities , trained teenagers in the use of weapons and were then pushed back in to the countryside by the army . |
| 17 | Wasting not a moment , Anabelle rolled some of the dogfood into a lumpy ball with her forefeet and then clambered back out of the dish . |
| 18 | You go up to the top , then ski back down to the bottom . |
| 19 | He wrapped this and the fat-soaked bread in sheets of clean newspaper taken from the bathroom , then climbed back on to the stool to see what else he could find . |
| 20 | , … or to strike south to the Waste , recapture the girl — remember , they may know nothing about her — and then ride back either by the track on the other side of the Swamp or carry on direct south towards Leicester . |
| 21 | A powerful splash beside her told her Guy had dived in too , scything rapidly out towards the moored ketch then arcing back round to the shore in that stylish front crawl . |
| 22 | And that 's the only time you 're going to find it when you 're linking the heart and the lungs , now look at those two areas where you 've got blood coming back down into the heart , can you see those two wishbones there coming back down into the heart , do you see where I mean , yes ? |
| 23 | She opened her mouth to speak , thought better of it , then slumped back angrily on the sofa and folded her arms across her chest . |
| 24 | As an afterthought , Ellwood emptied the priest 's pockets , then scrambled back on to the rock and pushed Carey 's belongings in between the boulders along with his own clothing . |
| 25 | Mrs Varden turned over to the next page ; then went back again to the bottom line over leaf to be quite sure of the last words ; and then went on reading with an appearance of the deepest interest and study . |
| 26 | No , cos one of them kept going up to London for the we week and then went back home at the weekends and he had this lovely house ! |
| 27 | Spatz looked aside , then looked back up at the Marshal , choosing his words carefully . |
| 28 | If you use brilliant white flowers , such as larkspur or some of the daisies , you must ensure that there are several light tones in the picture , otherwise one 's eye will automatically focus on the white flowers and only then fall back on to the rest of the picture . |
| 29 | then wound back down by the parched red track |
| 30 | He fired one more tap-loaded bullet , then ran back parallel to the road . |