What is "ran back"

Usage examples of "ran back".

He picked it up, and ran back and opened the stable-door, and went in.

And it started to rain, and we got under the tree, and you said that the pitcher of lemonade would get wet, and Mom ran back to the table to cover it?

Byrne threw the remote control unit at the wall, then jumped out of his seat and ran back into the Kassala.

Pyanfar yelled at Gilan's back, and ran back to intercept Haral as Haral struggled away from the explosive cans, grabbed Haury as Haral ducked out from under her body-no word of debate from Haral.

Pyanfar yelled at Gilan's back, and ran back to intercept Haral as Haral struggled away from the explosive cans, grabbed Haury as Haral ducked out from under her bodyno word of debate from Haral.

Pyanfar yelled at Gilan's back, and ran back to intercept Haral as Haral struggled away from the explosive cans, grabbed Haury as Haral ducked out from under her body—.

Twenty yards from the cabin he dropped Billy in the snow, and ran back.

From every socket a wire of a different colour ran back to a master board on a distant pillar.

A cursory exploration assured them that the cave ran back some little distance into the cliff, but as they were only interested in enough space wherein to sleep they lay down close to the entrance.

Turning from it at last in miserable disgust, he almost ran back through the kitchen, re-entered the hall, and crossed it to another door.

It will be remembered, doubtless, that the faithful creature, the morning the calamity overtook the Hurs, broke from the guard and ran back into the palace, where, along with other chattels, she had been sealed up.

Vickers and the child, ran back ten miles into Wellington Bay, and anchored there again at seven o'clock in the morning.

As, for instance, when a fault or sin showed on the surface of a man, whether, if you dug down, you would find that it ran back and into the original organic bunch of original sin within the man.

Little Red Riding Hood ran back and forth popping strawberries into her mouth.

While he spoke my memory ran back more than thirty years, to my last Christmas as a bachelor.