Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun sg] back [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maidstone handed the photo back and turned to lean over the balustrade again . |
| 2 | Then of course the girl said what she 'd done and they fetched the skull back and had no trouble after … |
| 3 | I walked over , tipped the head back and bit back my scream . |
| 4 | Athelstan pulled the curtain back and wrinkled his nose at the smell . |
| 5 | He pulled the car back but lost control . |
| 6 | I spluttered , stepping back , dripping , while Helen took the can back and stood grinning . |
| 7 | She took the photograph back and sighed as she stared at it . |
| 8 | She scraped the earth back and saw something very dark blue — china or glass , buried there . |
| 9 | When Adam did n't respond , he scraped the chair back and stood up . |
| 10 | He gave the despatch back and wiped his fingers on his thighs . |
| 11 | He put the sack back and strewed some dead leaves over it . |
| 12 | He put the directory back and tried the agency again , but it was still engaged . |
| 13 | She put the magazine back and followed him out of the shop . |
| 14 | He put the skull back and looked at Carrie . |
| 15 | Adam put the book back and stepped away from the counter as the fat receptionist came out in to reception . |
| 16 | They waited as she answered it , then , after a few words , she put the instrument back and grinned triumphantly . |
| 17 | Caretaker put the receiver back and turned to the door . |
| 18 | He put the receiver back and created , forcing his lips to perform , a wide smile . |
| 19 | Karr slipped the card back and took out something else — a flat , matt black case — and handed that to her . |
| 20 | It pushed the night back and made a warm , yellow circle to sit in . |
| 21 | I said , and I pushed the instrument back and paid for the rest . |
| 22 | He pushed the plate back and squinted up at her . |
| 23 | When the lift stopped she yanked the gate back and stepped out like someone in a hurry . |