Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] he back [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | For it is that negative role that hampers his performance and holds him back in his development . |
| 2 | Cardiff reached out to grab Frye and shake him back to his senses . |
| 3 | This man 's joy at his team 's win greatly tempered his reaction at being jabbed in the chest by a vigorous old Irish American , but even he had to retaliate when Uncle Mick pulled his cap down over his eyes and shoved him back in his seat . |
| 4 | Lucy took his arm , and guided him back to his chair . |
| 5 | One boy , Dai Knoyle , was caddying for the great rugby player Barry John and took him back to his house to change . |
| 6 | Mr Davies put his friend in his car and took him back to his flat in Highfield Road and called for an ambulance . |
| 7 | She cleans up the Black Prince and puts him back on his table . |
| 8 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 9 | Their responses had short-lived effectiveness in that they grabbed hold of him and tugged him back to his ‘ work ’ while scolding him loudly . |
| 10 | This consisted of enrolling one 's child in a private playschool , which sent a car to pick him up in the morning and deposit him back on his own doorstep in the late afternoon . |