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• After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts.
• She thinks he'll come back, but she's deceiving herself.
• That's enough, Peter. Give those toys back, please.
• I think I locked the door but I'll go back and check just to make sure.
• When I look back I can see where we went wrong.
• Will you put the books back when you've finished with them?

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• Please stand back - then all of you will be able to see what I'm doing.
• The line of traffic stretched back several miles.
• Could you stand back from these shelves and tell me if they're level?
• Our house is set back from the road.
• As the body was carried through the crowd, people drew back respectfully .

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• I always keep a tool set in the back of my car.
• She lay on the grass and the stiff dry grass prickled the back of her legs.
• The previous owner of the house had built an extension on the back.
• I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church.
• The keyboard plugs in at the back of the computer.

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• The dog rolled over onto its back.
• I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.
• I go to sleep on my back but I always wake up in a different position.
• Our dog has a black patch on his back.
• I've got a pain in my lower back.

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• This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical evidence.
• The troops were backed by tanks, artillery, and other heavy armour.
• It is hoped that all sides will back the peace plan.
• A poll indicated that 77 percent of Americans backed the president's plan, with only 6 percent in opposition.
• Although Paris backs the U.N. demands, it has made it clear it will not take part in any new military action.

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• It says on the back cover of the book 'highly commended'.
• She skidded off the road when her back wheels hit an icy patch.
• They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling.
• Let's take our drinks out into the back garden.
• Apparently one of her back teeth is very sore.