Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quacking and complaining , the ducks hopped back into the water and swam away . |
| 2 | Mr Ashford said the exams harked back to those of the 1950s when memory was all that mattered and certain sections of right-wing politicians were totally committed to them . |
| 3 | So the ideological epithets passed back and forth , largely ignored by the workers with whose future they dealt . |
| 4 | Bomber Command never overcame the problem of the weather , right to the bitter end , and right to the end the Germans fought back . |
| 5 | Although the Germans bounced back with a 4-1 defeat of Uruguay four days later , the Brazilian experience has left its scars . |
| 6 | By 1985 only 5% did so , as the final test , order consolidation and shipping operations moved back to American manufacturing plants . |
| 7 | New York Giants moved back into the play-off picture by beating Washington Redskins 24–7 . |
| 8 | Adjusters reports should be carefully checked and any omissions or queries referred back to the Adjuster . |
| 9 | Recently released Home Office papers in fact show that the authorities drew back from prosecuting even the most blatant cases of anti-semitic propaganda both before and during the Second World War despite the fact that it was ostensibly being fought to destroy Hitlerism . |
| 10 | I tucked the binoculars into the holdall again and without any sensible plans wandered back towards the dining car . |
| 11 | Cranston 's eyes gleamed back . |
| 12 | Obsessed as the Legion was with tradition , many of the songs harked back to Indo-China and Algeria , to when a man could expect to serve his entire contract without seeing Europe . |
| 13 | Heads flung back , as I see them , |
| 14 | He had almost decided to turn back , when a growl sounded behind him ; a large mongrel stood there , with its teeth bared and its long ears laid back . |
| 15 | Large , solemn grey eyes gazed back , shadowed with tension . |
| 16 | The Norwegians fought back with goals from Karl Loken and Scammel Frud but Irwin struck the winner with a 20-yard free kick in the 71st minute . |
| 17 | Mrs Doran 's lips drew back in a snarl . |
| 18 | Generous lips drew back in a smile to reveal small , pearl-like teeth . |
| 19 | Then the Prophet 's lips drew back from his teeth in a soundless snarl of triumph , and the next thing Curtis knew , he was staring down the muzzle of the gun the other had levelled at him from point blank range . |
| 20 | The Prophet 's bloody lips drew back from his teeth in a silent snarl of hate , and he began to speak . |
| 21 | He touched his torn face and his lips drew back in a snarl . |
| 22 | His lips drew back . |
| 23 | His lips drew back from his teeth . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't care if you 're the bloody mayor himself ! ’ one of the traders shouted back . |
| 25 | Their eyes flickered back and forth , as though they were searching for something . |
| 26 | When her eyes moved back up to his face , she realised he was watching her covert examination , his heavy-lidded gaze amused . |
| 27 | His eyes moved back to her face , a brief puzzlement darkening them . |
| 28 | Everyone stopped and looked around and one or two voices shouted back to him along the valley . |
| 29 | ‘ Now , sir , ’ Cranston continued quietly as the other traders slunk back , ‘ I can ask the wardsman to convene a jury of your peers or we can settle on a fine ? ’ |
| 30 | They were sold at auction , his library dispersed , but many of his , books came back to Lamb House as gifts to the Henry James Room . |