Example sentences of "[Wh adv] he [vb past] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're only vagabonds , not real Romanies , ’ Farmer Yatton told Cheryl and Angela-when he came back to the farmhouse after seeing the gipsies off his land . |
| 2 | Habit shouldered curiosity out of the way for a moment when he got back to the house , and he checked around the Mercedes for damage . |
| 3 | It was only when he got back to the Star Dressing Room after the performance that Charles fully took in its luxurious appointments . |
| 4 | He always did sooner or later , the telltale grass stains easy to see when he got back to the house , leading to ridicule . |
| 5 | It would be about seven o'clock when he got back from the cricket match with Patrick . |
| 6 | The wig he finally chose needed modification by a barber ; but he got it done , put on a pair of folding spectacles he carried in his briefcase , and had the satisfaction of astonishing his colleagues when he walked back into the hotel . |
| 7 | ‘ What are they like ? ’ she asked when he came back to the table . |
| 8 | I cried all night when he went back to the army . |