Example sentences of "he [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , when he checked back on the correlation between his simple lix values and the criterion of pooled estimates of difficulty , he found that the figure was 0.92 , which was exactly the same as that obtained from the multiple regression . |
| 2 | Shielding his eyes against the dust and heat with an upraised arm , he limped back to the corner and peered round . |
| 3 | He drifts back towards the floor . |
| 4 | He turns back to the patient , his expression gentle again — there is no trace of a professional ‘ caring ’ in his words or the jarring chord of insincere concern in his voice . |
| 5 | As the Prime Minister savours one of his last few busy days before the deluge , will he think back to the dinner that he gave at No. 10 Downing street last November on behalf of the Tory party for what The Sun — I must quote it accurately because it is from The Sun — |
| 6 | The drums then took up a regular beat as he stalked back to the coffin . |
| 7 | Rachel watched him as he tramped back through the fruit trees towards the house . |
| 8 | Totally mystified by his experience , he crept back to the booking hall and tried to sleep . |
| 9 | He crept back into the kitchen and made himself another cup of tea . |
| 10 | When he 's dried out , he goes back on the road , an entertainer for whom the drug of applause and audience-love assuages his insecurity . |
| 11 | Aston Villa manager Ron Atkinson could also run the gauntlet of hostility at Hillsborough today when he goes back to the club he left under acrimonious circumstances two seasons ago . |
| 12 | So he cries and he goes back to the beach . |
| 13 | Now , however , Freud expands that concept as well and interestingly enough he goes back to the first term he used for repression . |
| 14 | He tumbled back into the saloon . |
| 15 | He tumbled back against the slick damp wall . |
| 16 | He harked back to the golden age of a be-blazered world where all God 's children had the basics banged into them , and video nasties were confined to close encounters with beasties in biology lessons . |
| 17 | He slouched back in the chair , his face drawn as if he realised the mortal danger they were now in . |
| 18 | He refers back to the Fish era as if in awe , and introduces the other Marillionauts with grovelling reverence . |
| 19 | He half expected that the police would be waiting for him when he got back to the pub . |
| 20 | By the time he got back to the white house Mungo was exhausted , and the signs of his ordeal were plain to see . |
| 21 | ‘ This is very nice , ’ she said , when he got back to the table . |
| 22 | There would be punishment waiting for him when he got back to the house . |
| 23 | Davis had such a good time in Paris that when he got back to the US , he was so depressed that ‘ before I knew it , I had a heroin habit that took me four years to kick . ’ |
| 24 | By the time he got back to the house , it was after nine o'clock . |
| 25 | When he got back to the hotel Gentle 's first instinct was to call Jude . |
| 26 | The painting in four contrary modes was there to greet Gentle when he got back to the studio . |
| 27 | Habit shouldered curiosity out of the way for a moment when he got back to the house , and he checked around the Mercedes for damage . |
| 28 | It was exceedingly late by the time he got back to the mansion block . |
| 29 | It was only when he got back to the Star Dressing Room after the performance that Charles fully took in its luxurious appointments . |
| 30 | Charles looked a mess when he got back to the car , but Frances made no comment . |