Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms . |
| 2 | they charged me thirty six quid for a plus V A T , plus a fiver till I bring back the other one . |
| 3 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 4 | If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body . |
| 5 | Slowly I put back the receiver and climbed upstairs . |
| 6 | When I look back the me of those days bears no relation at all to the me now . |
| 7 | I do n't want to be blown across the room in the first ten minutes so I hang back a little as we sit round the table with Anthony Hopkins and Campbell Scott to read the scene through and discuss it . |
| 8 | Then I pass back the gun . |
| 9 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 10 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 11 | Tyler and I go back a few years . |
| 12 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 13 | ‘ I go back every year . |
| 14 | ‘ Jeffrey and I go back an awful long way , and it makes a lot of sense for him to be published by us on both sides of the Atlantic , ’ Mr Bell commented . |
| 15 | I move back a pace . |
| 16 | That 's why I thought , when I come back the next time and you 're upset I said oh no way do I want to upset a woman like that . |
| 17 | I pull back the candlewick bedspread and lie on my back with my manuscript . |
| 18 | ‘ I take back every word I said . |
| 19 | Then I take back the paper . |
| 20 | ‘ Now will you wait for me here in the dark till I take back the keys , and not imagine I 've locked you in to starve ? |
| 21 | ‘ One morning you are fast asleep in bed ; the alarm bell rings , so you push back the blankets and sheets , put on your slippers and go to the bathroom ; then you wash your face and hands — and do n't forget your neck and behind your ears … ’ |
| 22 | Seeking a quick fix for your anxiety , you knock back a couple of brandy and sodas : Dutch courage . |
| 23 | Then you strip it of its bark and , while the wood is still green and supple , you bend back the thin limbs and bind them in place with string , When you 've done that you have to leave it on a drying rack above the fire for … oh , I suppose about three months . |
| 24 | Interest cover was already strong and is now at nearly ten times patently er , a very healthy level and whether or not you add back the good will on other er , acquisitions , I dare say the ratio is at a very low level indeed . |
| 25 | I 'll empty the pockets , and you stand back a bit . |
| 26 | you draw back the curtain like time : |
| 27 | You mirror back the world , |
| 28 | With a repayment mortgage , you pay back a monthly sum which is not only a proportion of the outstanding debt but also interest on the remainder . |
| 29 | The two of you go back a long way . ’ |
| 30 | I think if you go back a hundred years the problems in British culture were much worse , but nonetheless I do think there 's a tremendous arrogance around in modern so-called civilized Britain , and particularly when they talk about the ancient civilization of Israel , I just think that they were a far more humane nation than we are . |