Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other thing is to talk it over with your line manager , so that if you 've picked something up you want to implement yourself back at , in the workplace then |
| 2 | There can be emergency situations , for instance if your dog cuts its paw or is bitten by a poisonous snake , when you will need to carry it back to the vehicle or home . |
| 3 | They 'll use their experience to try to nurse them back to health . |
| 4 | But a fine run of only one defeat in the last eight matches has propelled them back into contention in a duel that looks set to go to the last game . |
| 5 | Oxford United are facing their own big challenge … four defeats in a row has dropped them back into the bottom half of the table … last home win was this one against Millwall … tomorrow they should … they must dish out the same treatment to struggling Southend |
| 6 | The Cherry and Whites tried to pull themselves back into the game … they huffed and puffed but could n't blow the Scottish down … and defeat means the rugby world are wondering whether Gloucester are as strong as they were … club coach keith richardson knows the truth |
| 7 | ‘ He has won me back to him . ’ |
| 8 | you want to talk them back to safety ; |
| 9 | Thank goodness your boss has turned himself back into a wardrobe … |
| 10 | They tried pushing it back into the hole but the force of the water was too great . |
| 11 | I had rehearsed all the routine for the South America job , then I just got a bit panicky ; the captain tried to talk me back into it . |
| 12 | All this happened in the twinkling of an eye and just as quickly I extricated myself from the upholstered prison , scraped up my hat and tried to bash it back into shape as I hobbled to retrieve a far-flung shoe . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to put something back into the game that has given me a good life . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Cricket gave me so much that I want to put something back into the game and teaching the youngsters how to play is a rewarding way of doing it . |
| 15 | We want to put it back in to . |
| 16 | The bride , who fell in love with the former lecturer , as she helped nurse him back to health after his four-year ordeal as a captive , was radiant in a full-length , ivory raw silk dress , with a slit up the side . |
| 17 | He stopped to put it back on again , clamping it on his head and holding it there . |
| 18 | He tried to draw her back into the circle of his arms . |
| 19 | As I came into the hotel I tried to project myself back into a time when I 'd have been thinking — Sunday press party , rather fun . |
| 20 | Started by the present Baron 's father , who purchased most of the finest Old Master pictures , the present Baron has brought it back into single ownership by buying inherited paintings from his siblings . |
| 21 | Yet , curiously , the science that has changed the presentation of text has brought it back under the control of a single person , just as it was when the first presses printed . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not saying you are n't still quite attractive , but you must be creeping into your early thirties , so what you need is security — and that is what has brought you back to Silas . |
| 23 | ‘ But the affair went wrong — and that 's what has brought you back across the Tasman . |
| 24 | Routine care consists of keeping weeds and pests under control , and the tidying up of superfluous foliage immediately the frost has cut it back in order to deprive aquatic insect pests of a winter refuge . |
| 25 | She even tried to snatch him back from school to keep him at home . |
| 26 | They also insisted that they would blow up the mines if Ceauşescu tried to force them back to work . |
| 27 | Having brought them into being with your eyes , you tried to force them back in again before they writhed and proliferated everywhere . |
| 28 | I tried to force her back to bed , but her fever made her surprisingly strong . |
| 29 | She glared at him , then scanned the road for anyone who might offer help if he turned nasty and tried to force her back inside the car , but , apart from an elderly woman walking an equally elderly terrier along the opposite pavement , the road was deserted . |
| 30 | and erm I do n't think I can , you know want to invite them back to our place here , so I told them I ca n't but erm I suppose we could always go out with them , if they were going out you know , if they have n't made any other plans |