Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] back to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wandered slowly back to the garden . |
| 2 | She swam slowly back to the beach and lay , limp on the yellow mud . |
| 3 | Running low on fuel Fuchida headed directly back to the battle fleet , now 190 miles north of Oahu . |
| 4 | The basket moved off back to the mainland . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're like a brother to me , ’ Alyssia said impulsively as they drove slowly back to the house around midnight . |
| 6 | Instead , the Prince of Wales veered right back to the domain of his grandfather , King George VI , and more specifically to the beloved fields of Sandringham ; to that life where the wellington boot has priority alongside the gun , and the frozen kale field , in which the King was never happier than to spend several distinctly cold and uncomfortable hours . |
| 7 | McLeish saw that she was crying again , but decided coldly there was nothing he was going to do and trudged wearily back to the lift , the morning 's cheerfulness totally evaporated . |
| 8 | Bodie swung the car in a tight circle and drove quickly back to the area of London where the Stones lived . |
| 9 | Relieved to be away from the desperate depth of emotion that surrounded Miguel , Shelley ran to the jeep and drove quickly back to the complex . |
| 10 | She rested her head back against the soft leather seat , watching the patterns formed by the trees against the night sky as they drove steadily back to the road . |
| 11 | He turned frantically back to the window . |
| 12 | She turned angrily back to the car , but Guy caught up with her in a couple of strides , catching her shoulders , spinning her back to face him . |
| 13 | As soon as the man 's wallet was in his hand , the Doctor retreated hastily back to the car to peruse the contents . |
| 14 | But a little matter of a birdie for Bernhard was n't going to unsettle Seve , and he got straight back to the job , hitting some lovely shots to the green . |
| 15 | We made straight back to the airport and I was put on a Rhodesian plane for Salisbury , where negotiations were renewed and eventually I returned to London . |
| 16 | Closing the door of the telephone-box , she walked slowly back to the cottage . |
| 17 | He walked slowly back to the clearing . |
| 18 | I walked slowly back to the hotel . |
| 19 | Claudia walked slowly back to the hotel ; she could leave Alnwick now before Roman came back , if he did come back . |
| 20 | She walked slowly back to the sitting-room . |
| 21 | He walked slowly back to the lodge . |
| 22 | Then they walked slowly back to the shop . |
| 23 | She felt cold , and folded her arms across her chest as she walked slowly back to the house , looking down at the bloodstained front step . |
| 24 | After a while she felt exhausted and walked slowly back to the house , shutting the front door carefully behind her . |
| 25 | Discarded by the press , the hapless Mrs Ullman walked slowly back to the Tube station , still reeling from her brief moment of TV fame . |
| 26 | Levering herself tiredly to her feet , she walked despondently back to the cottage . |
| 27 | She walked rapidly back to the hotel and collected her car from the parking area , then drove back and parked a few cars ' lengths from the boatyard . |
| 28 | Clare walked quickly back to the house . |
| 29 | She walked heavily back to the car , baking in the sun . |
| 30 | She went slowly back to the kitchen . |