Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pron] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessica was tempted to be obscene , but fought it back . |
| 2 | others of the 105 Squadron Blenheims were less fortunate — Z7486 ( Sgts Mackillop , Nethercott and Entwistle ) were shot down and crashed into a factory ; Z7486 ( F/O Lambert , Sgts Copeland and Charles ) was hit by flak and last seen in flames heading further inland ; V7484 ( Sgts Jackson , Williams and Purves ) was also hit by flak but made it back to Swanton for a belly-landing . |
| 3 | I 've often thought myself ’ Brassard hovered on the brink of a confidence but pulled himself back just in time . |
| 4 | She collapsed twice , but pulled herself back up angrily and went on . |
| 5 | She had been about to say whore but bit it back . |
| 6 | He said he had given her mother one of his running tops as a present for Miss Bonham-Carter but demanded it back after he and the actress had a ‘ blazing row ’ . |
| 7 | He flicked up his eyes , small and blank , holes that sucked in everything around him , but gave nothing back . |