Example sentences of "and [vb past] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owen drew breath and plunged back to the little group , still hemmed into a few yards of the pathway . |
| 2 | The van slewed wildly , but kept travelling , smoke appearing from its rear tyres as it swerved and skidded back towards the exit . |
| 3 | Cornelius slammed down the receiver and stalked back to the car . |
| 4 | She slapped a handful of cold cream on her face and tissued off the exaggerated make-up she 'd worn for the showing , pulled her hair back into a ponytail , laced on her canvas sneakers , and stalked back to the showroom where Raimondo was hovering over a glowering Nicolo . |
| 5 | Sweden is the latest country to suffer from criminals fiddling with mobile phones to re-direct bills — thousands of phones were stolen , altered and sold back to the market as ‘ no charge phones ’ : 10 people have been arrested so far for the crime , which came to light when some subscribers reported bills of $70,000 more than they were expecting ; police said that some of the men arrested were associated with the the Swedish state phone company Televerket and L M Ericsson Telefon AB , Reuter reports from Stockholm . |
| 6 | He burst out laughing , and before she could retort he swivelled and made back towards the stables . |
| 7 | Sara mounted her bicycle and rode back to the cottage . |
| 8 | The leaders turned and rode back to the inferno of a village . |
| 9 | A great cry compounded of rage , sorrow , hatred and vituperation went up from the town walls as the colourful company under the Plantagenet Leopards turned and rode back towards the castle , leaving the slight jerking figure to its dance of death . |
| 10 | The fire was not lit and the room did n't seem as cheerful and welcoming as it had the night before ; they broke their fast quickly on warm oat cakes and mulled wine , saddled their horses and rode back along the track to the highway . |
| 11 | We mounted and rode back through the lazy summer sunshine , the Scottish troopers massing behind whilst Vauban pushed forward between us . |
| 12 | Then the handful of riders wheeled their mounts in wild haste , and rode back by the way they had come , and after them in headlong pursuit streamed Reginald de Grey and his knights and men-at-arms . |
| 13 | There must be adequate and timely arrangements for the operating experience on other PWR plants to be collected , analysed and passed back to the operators with any necessary retraining . |
| 14 | We hid them in the copper , closed the lid and crept back into the yard , shutting the door carefully behind us . |
| 15 | Halfway through cockpit checks the crew decided that the aircraft was unserviceable , so they all got out and tramped back to the Squadron offices . |
| 16 | Luckily for us he was too overcome to offer us refreshment , so we said our farewells and got back into the jeep and drove off along the road leading to the village of Breville . |
| 17 | Philip ran back down to the bit of broken fencing , climbed through and got back into the kitchen as the local news ended . |
| 18 | She put on her coat and got back into the bed . |
| 19 | After what seemed an age , Jack appeared out of the gloom and got back into the car . |
| 20 | Crack of dawn after a long night … made himself coffee and got back to the station as the car was disappearing from view . |
| 21 | Chinless looked up again and got back to the driver 's seat and headed east . |
| 22 | But by the time the police had secured the exemption and got back to the brothel , the keeper would have changed his nationality and they would have to start all over again . |
| 23 | And I started another one and I said no I wo n't be able to this and got back to the other one and did the other one . . |
| 24 | And Margot went thanks very much , and got back on the bus . |
| 25 | She unlocked the door and got back in the shower . |
| 26 | I grabbed the empties and got back behind the bar . |
| 27 | She felt , rather than heard , how he turned smartly and loped back across the panelled hall towards the door , no doubt to drive the car round into the garage . |
| 28 | Members of the committee visited the institution in rotation and reported back to the full committee . |
| 29 | Then one afternoon Louise Raymond visited Len Seager in hospital and reported back to the rest of the team . |
| 30 | So Moely turned , and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could . |