Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin fought back the inevitable question . |
| 2 | He steeled himself as Epitot drew back the sheet . |
| 3 | When Blyth came back the next year he was even more unpleasant than before , having lost his left leg from above the knee in a road accident ( the boy he was playing'chicken ’ with was killed ) . |
| 4 | In a series of bloody encounters in 1796 Napoleon threw back the Austrian , liberating the Italians — again — and created several new republics , one of which , the Cisalpine Republic , had Milan as its capital . |
| 5 | Zach threw back the lid in triumph and the twins and George gathered round to look at the contents . |
| 6 | ’ Tam folded back the paper and pointed to the banner headline . |
| 7 | The sooner DOL gets back the better IMO . |
| 8 | ANDY pulled back the spring-loaded handle of the machine and released it with a thump . |
| 9 | Then Judge Shindler called back the 11 other jurors and said he had no choice but to discharge them too and order a retrial . |
| 10 | After an unsuccessful merger with Ryman , the office equipment chain , Conran bought back the Habitat name and shops . |
| 11 | It has generally been thought a manifestation of the taste which in the immediately following period adapted many fabulous monsters from the East ; but it has no close eastern parallels , and the discovery of the Lefkandi Centaur pushes back the concept in Greece a long way . |
| 12 | Rachaela handed back the heath and the dragon . |
| 13 | Riven threw back the last of his beer . |
| 14 | Katherine threw back the covers and swung her legs out of bed . |
| 15 | Ronni knocked back the remains of her first glass and reached for another . |
| 16 | While Pius XII 's encyclical Mystici Corporis brought back the concept of the Church as the body of Christ to the centre of Catholic teaching , it most remarkably avoided the slightest reference in this to the relationship between the Eucharistic body and the ecclesial body , and omitted the slightest notice of the basic Pauline text for that relationship , 1 Corinthians 10.17 . |
| 17 | Cornelius took back the picture and tucked it into his top pocket . |
| 18 | Brenda squeezed back the tears that started into her eyes . |
| 19 | Ruth forced back the scream ; it felt horrible , like trying not to be sick . |
| 20 | Enormously impressed by this friendly , helpful girl , who did n't seem in the least like most receptionists she encountered , Ellie slid back the registration card , accepted her plastic key , gave one of her funny little smiles , and decided that before going up to her room she 'd better try and find Donal . |
| 21 | Katherine held back the tears with difficulty . |
| 22 | Sheila threw back the bedclothes and sat up , a vision in pink baby doll pyjamas . |
| 23 | Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed . |
| 24 | Patrick threw back the covers and swung his legs out of bed . |
| 25 | The Right-Ons fired back the unanswerable reply that meetings belonged to those who attended them . |
| 26 | Phil turns back the pages of his book , frowning . |
| 27 | While she lay waiting , Elinor fought back the fears underscored by the hospital bed and the smell of antiseptic . |
| 28 | Tom drew back the sheets and Willie climbed in between them . |
| 29 | Barbara Garson peels back the truth about Apple computers and their ilk . |
| 30 | When Lyddy folded back the shutters in the morning , bright cold winter sunlight bounced into the room like an explosion . |