Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] back the " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was an overwhelming stench of stale urine and sweat from inside the freight car but Graham swallowed back the rising bile in his throat and eased the door open further to see what else it might contain . |
| 32 | But then Knup grabbed back the lead in the 72nd minute and ten minutes later , Georges Bregy thundered home a 30-yard free-kick . |
| 33 | Isobel tossed back the red-gold hair , and picked up her hat . |
| 34 | Donald spat back the liquid . |
| 35 | Patrick peeled back the blankets , examining the bandages ; they had been professionally and properly tied and applied . |
| 36 | Ward knocked back the rest of his tequila and called for the cuenta . |
| 37 | Then on December 31 , right before they started ringing in the new tax year , executive vice president Ron Lachman wrote out a cheque to Systemhouse buying back the piece of Interactive that had originally been the most famous part of the old Lachman Associates ( UX No 220 ) . |
| 38 | Alastair Goodrum turns back the clock to a high speed dash across England in 1811 . |
| 39 | And at that stage England were 50 without loss , with Gooch and Mike Atherton seizing back the initiative with some memorable strokes after Ian Healy had spearheaded a gutsy rearguard action . |
| 40 | At the moment of death Jesus hands back the Spirit to God ( Luke 23:46 ) . |
| 41 | And six days later she hit the jackpot … when Bonnie paid back the cash . |
| 42 | Di handed back the leased supercar recently following continuing pressure for her to drive a British model . |
| 43 | As they paddled in silence , Delaney bit back the rising ache in his throat . |
| 44 | Harry tugged back the curtains and squinted out at the painful brightness of a frosty morning . |
| 45 | Before she undressed , Nicandra pulled back the window curtains , cold as glass in her hands , and stood between them to look out at the changed world . |
| 46 | Ben pulled back the cloth . |
| 47 | Whitlock swallowed back the bile in his throat and crossed to where the gunman lay , his shirt soaked in blood . |
| 48 | There was a tongue of flame and Asa pulled back the column and levelled out at two thousand feet . |
| 49 | According to one of them God drives back the waters of the sea by a strong east wind , and causes a mysterious panic in the Egyptian camp . |
| 50 | As God drives back the waters so that they can cross in safety , and as he sends the wall of water rushing down upon Pharaoh 's forces , Israel learns the truth of Moses ' words : " The Lord will fight for you , and you have only to be still " ( 14:14 ) . |
| 51 | Craig drew back the carpets and examined the floor-boards inch by inch . |
| 52 | Claudia caught back the angry words she wanted to hurl at him . |
| 53 | Sara cut back the scream . |
| 54 | Soon after Joe went back the family were notified that Terry was a prisoner of war , and given the address of the Stalag in which he was held . |
| 55 | Claudia bit back the words she dearly wanted to use , contenting herself by banging and locking the bathroom door . |
| 56 | ‘ Do you expect God to hold back the tide for us to float here all day , then , or do we turn in to Duart ? ’ |
| 57 | The later , more sophisticated theories tended to view the question of salvation not so much as God winning back the world from the Evil One and reconciling humanity in himself , but in terms of a legal arrangement entered into by God and man because of the perfect death of the sacrificial Lamb : God the lawgiver lets off sinners , as it were , because of Christ 's substitution . |
| 58 | Suddenly the pressure was off Mr Kaifu to take back the tainted men . |
| 59 | Alexandra bit back the unpleasant retort which rose to her lips . |
| 60 | Determined not to play into his hands , Luce bit back the curious questions , and simply waited . |