Example sentences of "up [coord] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , standing up and leaning back into the shadow , she flung the jharo with all the strength she possessed across the border of flowers and into the dark pool of space beyond the firelit roof . |
| 2 | It was a relief when they could get up and move back to the sitting-room . |
| 3 | Lee got up and ran back to the toilet , picking up the helmet that was on the floor . |
| 4 | He got up and went back down the stairs , going out into the gathering darkness , across the priory grounds behind the chapel from where he could hear the sweet , melodious chant of the nuns as they sang the first psalm of Compline . |
| 5 | He got up and went back to the pony , climbing on as Nutty had told him . |
| 6 | After a while she locked the door again , got up and went back to the glass table . |
| 7 | ‘ So , when you failed to find him , you gave up and went back to the car to look for your nine iron ? ’ |
| 8 | He got up and went back to the window , willing the door 's reflection to move . |
| 9 | Replacing the plate , she stood up and went back inside the house , banging her slippers on the step to get rid of the snow . |
| 10 | No sooner was I home and motherly than it was time to dress up and head back to the theatre . |
| 11 | ‘ Another job well done , Ralph , let's pack up and head back to the station . ’ |
| 12 | By mid-season Lotus had given up and gone back to the 72 . |
| 13 | Gregson hung up and sat back on the bed , cradling a glass of whisky in his hand which he 'd poured himself from the room 's mini-bar . |
| 14 | During every song fans jumped up and dived back into the crowd much to her initial annoyance and then amusement . |
| 15 | Really , his point made — a kind of behave yourself young lad , or you will come to a sticky end — he stood up and wandered back to the bar . |