Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] back to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 2 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 3 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 4 | Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him . |
| 5 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 6 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 7 | The helicopter and the keys to the private villa were promptly removed ; Branson rode back to the airport in a taxi . |
| 8 | Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception . |
| 9 | Millie moved back to the window now . |
| 10 | ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago . |
| 11 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 12 | Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ . |
| 13 | Angus slunk back to the campfire . |
| 14 | Manville turned back to the elevator , placing his right palm flat against the opaque plastic panel built into the wall beside the doors . |
| 15 | Shaking his head at Feargal , amusement dancing in his eyes , Donal turned back to the barman and Ellie was left with only her drink , or Feargal , to stare at . |
| 16 | Corbett walked back to the window . |
| 17 | Markby went back to the living room where the Queen 's Speech was finished , Matthew and Emma were watching a film and Emily had been sick . |
| 18 | I see in today 's papers that Batty will be back in the team for tomorrow , does this mean that Wilko will drop Fairclough or Newsome or will he let Rocky go back to the bench and play essentially a back 6 ? |
| 19 | Horatia fled and Rossmayne went back to the window where he had been standing when the bad dream had begun . |
| 20 | Roger Courtney went back to the raiding of the SBS which we will follow in later Chapters . |
| 21 | Corbett crossed back to the envoy . |
| 22 | Rex flipped back to the menu . |
| 23 | Richard hurried back to the defence of his north-eastern frontier . |
| 24 | The second and last time Sheila came back to the group was some months later . |
| 25 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 26 | Eva goes back to the kitchenette , opens a cupboard , and returns holding a small white supermarket tub . |
| 27 | After their walk across the Braes of Balquhidder , Shiona and Janice got back to the car first . |
| 28 | As he watched Melody walking back to the farm , deliberately exaggerating the swing of her hips for his benefit , Seb was thinking of Anna . |
| 29 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 30 | Katherine turned back to the window . |