Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] back the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He handed me back the key , thanked me , picked up his grip and left . ’ |
| 2 | He put his hand in his pocket , then handed her back the sovereign , saying , ‘ She 's gone . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , reasonably so , I suppose , but after the meal , not after he gave me back the hat . |
| 4 | Luke might not , but Folly did , and the memory gave her back the edge of anger . |
| 5 | Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face . |
| 6 | I stole the father and gave Him back the son ! ’ |
| 7 | I remember once thinking my mother was stark raving bonkers as she regaled me with a tale of the time she scrimped for six months to buy a pair of elbow length , white kid evening gloves , which set her back the equivalent of two weeks ' wages . |