Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] back on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Persian forces crossed the river Araxes in mid-July 1826 and forced Russia 's frontier troops to fall back on the Georgian capital of Tiflis ( Tbilisi ) . |
| 2 | He felt mercifully isolated and stopped for a while to lean back on the lower bank of fell . |
| 3 | The final sweaty pull up the eroded rocky path to the summit plateau of Ingleborough was warm work and it was a relief to lie back on the dry grass , rucksack for a pillow . |
| 4 | The estranged wife of the Marquis of Blandford says he 's making a real effort to get back on the straight and narrow . |
| 5 | Investment was low , interest rates rose , there was concern over a fall in the population level from its 1974 peak of 62 million , and there were calls to cut back on the high social welfare spending built up by the SPD governments . |