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Meanings of worked back in English

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Usage of worked back in English
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There came the sound of the doorhandle being worked back and forth.
Mister Slaughter
2
The second row is worked back over the first in the same way.
Encyclopedia of Needlework
3
After the kitchen they worked back towards the stone building, hut by hut.
61 hours
4
The launch can be worked back to England some other time.
The Pit Prop Syndicate
5
Slowly they worked back until they were within fifty yards of their trench.
On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
6
The priest on the center aisle had worked back almost to the end.
Gather, Darkness!
7
The vigorous shake worked back along her body all the way to her tail.
The Plains of Passage
8
But he worked back, he tackled and he was great.
The Guardian
9
Gradually his mind worked back over the conversation in the hotel with Captain Quinn.
Hyacinth
10
Then came the noise of the bolt being cautiously worked back into its socket.
Rupert of Hentzau: From The Memoirs of Fritz Von Tarlenheim / Se...
11
Toler has slowed been worked back into practice and games.
Reuters
12
Calming her breathing, she worked back from what she knew.
The truth of valor
13
Again he went to a private room and worked back to Mr. Woodford Dunne.
Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist; Or, Dudie Dunne Agai...
14
His gaze dropped, raked over my clingy catsuit, then worked back up very slowly.
Bloodfever
15
We worked back and forth, making larger and larger arcs away from the bluff.
The Name of the Wind
16
Last year, I worked back stage at the Oscars.
The Guardian
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common