Example sentences of "back [adv prt] at [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 2 | Instead , people learn to back off at the first sign that somebody might disapprove . |
| 3 | Would he back out at the last moment ? |
| 4 | The Chicago discussions were attended by fifty-one countries , many of which were still under German or Japanese occupation , so the proceedings were dominated by the USA , Britain , and the Commonwealth ( the USSR backed out at the last minute ) . |
| 5 | But , just as at Lani 's , I backed out at the last minute . |
| 6 | I thought he must have stood me up … backed out at the last minute … |