Example sentences of "back [conj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was good to come back and give a good performance here . ’ |
| 2 | The Admiral sat back and blew a few reflective smoke rings . |
| 3 | It pushed the night back and made a warm , yellow circle to sit in . |
| 4 | She tilted her head back and took a long , refreshing drink . |
| 5 | ‘ When the first High Queen cheated the curse by creating the Enchantment of the Bloodline , ’ said Dierdriu , ‘ the sorceress is said to have turned back and made a curious prophecy . |
| 6 | This behaved in the same way as the first unit , so I took this one back and got a third … |
| 7 | Laura 's father Les said : ‘ We are looking forward to getting back and living a normal life and having a great Christmas together as a family . ’ |
| 8 | Once on a hilltop the trees broke , and we looked back and saw a vast red light on the horizon . |
| 9 | The guard is a part of the machine , so go back and claim a new one if it breaks while still under warranty . ’ |
| 10 | Disillusioned with the cottage and its problems , he had boarded up the windows and returned to Toronto , meaning eventually to come back and make a final decision about his ill-advised purchase . |
| 11 | She walked rapidly back to the hotel and collected her car from the parking area , then drove back and parked a few cars ' lengths from the boatyard . |
| 12 | This pact called for the rival forces , confronting each other in the south of the city , to pull back and allow a neutral force under the control of the interim government to establish a buffer zone . |
| 13 | So sit back and enjoy a weekly helping of fine music in the relaxed atmosphere of our Square Cat Bistro , with different artistes each Monday . |
| 14 | After a spell in Australia Biddles is back and celebrating a great victory … its a great story for our Friday Feature |
| 15 | When it 's all happening around you it 's difficult to step back and get a clear perspective . |
| 16 | She paused at the bottom of the wide stone staircase and looked up at the heavy doors of the church which had been drawn back and allowed a partial view of the dark interior of the building . |
| 17 | Cos there 's no point in coming back and doing a second appointment and just go through the motions cos that will lead to what ? |
| 18 | He handled his horses gently , and was never known to punish a horse , relying on gentle persuasion and perfect timing in winning his races , holding back and making a late challenge . |
| 19 | She listened sympathetically , murmured the right endearments and then said , ‘ The only thing to do now is to get up , have a shower , go out for a brisk walk and come back and have a nice soothing gin and tonic . ’ |
| 20 | Tell them to use gloves and then throw the gloves on the fire when they 've done , and then make sure they all go back and have a good scrub down . ’ |
| 21 | You go back and have a good night 's rest . ’ |
| 22 | If you have read the book , go back and have a quick look at the ‘ Bible bit ’ and the ‘ Think about it ’ section in each chapter . |
| 23 | Nathan threw his head back and gave a great shout of laughter . |
| 24 | As I reached the end of the student union building I looked back and gave a little finger-wiggle . |
| 25 | He stood back and gave a little bow . |
| 26 | The tall woman struggled and continued to call out , until Britta stood back and administered a stinging slap to her face . |
| 27 | An exhibitor 's put an exhibit up and everyone thinks they can beat it but when they 've gone and left their the exhibitors gone back and put a new lot up … things like that happen . |
| 28 | Presumably this was important to him ( it always was to me and I can fully understand this ) for he wrote the route up in the new routes books asking how others would feel if he subsequently went back and placed a single bolt runner to protect the route . |
| 29 | Athelstan smiled back and stole a sideways glance at Cranston who was sitting , open-mouthed , at Father Peter 's revelation . |