Example sentences of "[verb] back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The helmsboy then engaged full ahead , performed two pirouettes , and thundered back the way he had come in a cloud of blue exhaust smoke and coloured speech . |
| 2 | Clients will announce their intentions to the group , and then report back the following week . |
| 3 | Every household of eunuchs has a network of informers — sweepers , dhobis , midwives — who report back the imminent births and marriages in their district . |
| 4 | But no sound outside and he tried again : now with both of his hands , one to steady up the other , to work back the locking door-holt . |
| 5 | Mr Clinton will scale back the $12 billion he hopes to raise from the tax over the next five years by between a third and two-thirds . |
| 6 | They burned and burned , driving back the darkness . |
| 7 | Fires loomed in the night , driving back the darkness . |
| 8 | Stuff the jacuzzi and send back the limo — Bivouac just wan na plod ! |
| 9 | Pakistan 's start was not quite as grim as India 's at Headingley in 1952 , when the first four batsmen were out before a run had been registered , nor did it quite compare with Australia 's second innings at Brisbane in 1950 , when Bedser and Bailey send back the first three without a run on the board . |
| 10 | No , that 's nothing , call off the men in the white coats , send back the padded van , we 've got our own first-aid kit . |
| 11 | If at the end of three months you decide that this is too elaborate for you or you 'd like to , if you need to see a week at a glance , er , you just call my office , send back the pages you have n't used , and we would exchange those er , for the equivalent in a different format . |
| 12 | Nor was it always clear on what basis the Principal Education Officer and Chief Inspector on occasions referred back the proposals of the project team . |
| 13 | She saw them at the same moment and hesitated , then she turned and began walking back the way she had come . |
| 14 | The abrupt cut can be softened by a lap dissolve , originally done by gradually closing down the iris on the lens ( a fade-out ) , winding back the film and then opening up the iris for the same length of time and film ( a fade-in ) . |
| 15 | More importantly , both groups wittily peel back the scabs of modern pop until they form into mottled bruises . |
| 16 | She padded across to the window , drew back the curtains and looked out . |
| 17 | I drew back the blanket and uncovered the head of the body . |
| 18 | He steeled himself as Epitot drew back the sheet . |
| 19 | He drew back the dingy plastic curtains covering the small window overlooking the yard . |
| 20 | Tom drew back the sheets and Willie climbed in between them . |
| 21 | ’ Reid drew back the sheet to expose the girl 's dropped foot . |
| 22 | Craig drew back the carpets and examined the floor-boards inch by inch . |
| 23 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 24 | He gave no reply , but went to the window and drew back the curtains , letting the morning light spill into the room ; a room which , without being pretentious , bespoke his new standing in life , a large , well-furnished room , with a grand bed and expensive decor , and velvet curtains with fancy frills . |
| 25 | By way of reply , Connor walked across the room , drew back the bolts on the street door and flung it open . |
| 26 | He went to the window and drew back the curtain . |
| 27 | Slowly , carefully , he drew back the sheet , letting it slip from her body , exposing her nakedness . |
| 28 | Drew back the shower curtain , |
| 29 | The depth of the cut could be adjusted by means of a turn-screw which drew back the base plate . |
| 30 | Mrs. Pridmore , comforted , drew back the curtains and settled down to enjoy her third cup of tea . |