Example sentences of "able [to-vb] back [prep] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ And then mercifully he lost interest and fell asleep and I was able to go back to my researches in the library . |
| 2 | He 's therefore been stuck , living on er friends ' floors for the last few weeks , not being able to go back to his girlfriend and not being able to see his children , er and Madam that 's had an effect on his , on his business as well . |
| 3 | In 1888 , a decade after total estrangement had come between them , Nietzsche was still able to look back to his days with Wagner at Tribschen as " days of trust , optimism , sublime accidents , profound moments " . |
| 4 | It was nearly seven in the evening and the sun was setting behind their backs before the two weary , footsore brothers were able to limp back to their barracks in Number Three Village with their joint quota fulfilled . |
| 5 | Even moving from high to low cost areas can raise difficulties — employees may doubt that they will ever be able to move back to their home areas or other more expensive regions once they have committed themselves to living in a lower cost housing area . |