Example sentences of "back and [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leant back and paused for a moment . |
| 2 | She sat back and reached for her brandy . |
| 3 | But , instead , he drew back and reached for her brandy glass . |
| 4 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 5 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 6 | She stepped back and waited for him to comment on her dress . |
| 7 | The DDA sat back and waited for the Exec Director to continue . |
| 8 | With Lithuania not given a snowball 's chance , Lansdowne Road sat back and waited for the avalanche … and waited … and waited . |
| 9 | Four times people at higher levels tried to kill it off , and four times the people working on it came back and fought for it , argued for it , provided justification and evidence for why it should continue : ‘ Just give us a little more time ; we know we can make it work . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We have sent it back and asked for a translation . ’ |
| 11 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | I sat back and relaxed for a moment . |
| 13 | I said , and I pushed the instrument back and paid for the rest . |
| 14 | She looked to the young man as if for reassurance , and he smiled back and nodded for Ellie to go on in , which she did without , much to her surprise , suddenly finding herself sitting upright at home in bed , clutching her thin bedding around her and wondering how her mind could imagine such things . |