They are also the only group of birds able to fly backwards.

"If you put your brain in a bird, it would fly backwards."

The general flew backwards with a look of shock on his face.

The man two to the right of Nish went flying backwards into the fire.

The blow knocked all the air from my body and sent me flying backwards.

The sailor's feet left the ground as he flew backwards.

The earth seemed fairly to fly backwards under his feet.

The top two pages tear in half and I fly backwards.

One of them seemed to separate into two and another flew backwards.

He came an inch clear of the ground with the impact, and flew backwards through the door.