Example sentences of "[vb past] back to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | when he 's been there a little while perhaps he can come with all the authority of a Euro MP and tell us the answer to his own question er , the honourable member for Ashfield er referred back to the positioning of the European parliament er where it should meet , there are three sites . |
| 2 | The European Council reaffirmed its willingness to help the Soviet Union but referred back to the Commission the task of submitting before the next Council meeting proposals for decisions to be taken , and also asked it to draw up a plan for a major commercial , scientific and technical co-operation agreement with the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | Adjusters reports should be carefully checked and any omissions or queries referred back to the Adjuster . |
| 4 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 5 | She almost staggered back to the kitchen table and sat down and as she did so the kitchen clock struck nine . |
| 6 | Cooke and Baxter followed the ritualistic path to the local bars , breaking an enforced curfew , and staggered back to the hotel at 4.00 am where , predictably , they were caught by trainer Walter McRae . |
| 7 | The papers was published in 1966 but Pons left Ann Arbor , his PhD work uncompleted , lured back to the family businesses . |
| 8 | He shouted back to the man who had spoken to him , ‘ Are you tired of fighting ? |
| 9 | She was one of two women invited back to the house after meeting Smith , Edward Kennedy and Kennedy 's son , Patrick , in a local bar . |
| 10 | They headed back to the kitchen . |
| 11 | So I headed back to the village . |
| 12 | We heard at least one yacht being warned off on VHF as we headed back to the Sunsail base in Corsica . |
| 13 | And with that he headed back to the school , she ground shaking as he strode across the grass . |
| 14 | He shot a quick look sideways at her before he headed back to the road . |
| 15 | As Moshinsky went off to rehearsals , I headed back to the office of the General Manager , Andrew Welch . |
| 16 | ‘ Displacement activity , ’ she said and headed back to the mantelpiece where she swapped a silver-framed photograph for a white porcelain horse . |
| 17 | He turned and headed back to the Montego , pausing as he opened the door . |
| 18 | He moved back to the chest of drawers and took down the photograph of Tatyana Nowak and her husband on Westminster Bridge . |
| 19 | We moved back to the strip of shingle and sat on a large baulk of timber that had been dragged up away from the water . |
| 20 | He slipped a clean fork quietly on Nicandra 's right hand and moved back to the sideboard , the rhubarb fool and the junket , in his perfect colourless way . |
| 21 | Millie moved back to the window now . |
| 22 | On leaden feet he moved back to the staircase and made his way to the half-landing at its top . |
| 23 | She said nothing , but instead left the two young people by the window and moved back to the duty manager 's desk . |
| 24 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 25 | The dark-haired vibrancer moved back to the couch and sat down on the floor again . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Voluntarily then she moved back to the couch from which she had sprung up earlier . |
| 28 | So Moely turned , and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could . |
| 29 | Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him . |
| 30 | We swam back to the boat , I climbed up the steps fastened near the stern , and gave her a helping hand . |