Example sentences of "[verb] back for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's not snowing so heavily now , ’ he said , on climbing back for the sixth time . |
| 2 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 3 | the idea was there and the structure and everything was there it was just that you had n't actually explained what you had to do first , you know , to come back with the erm recommendations erm but you did , you did get the date confirmed to come back for the second appointment which was good . |
| 4 | ‘ An alternative theory is that the killer knocked him out first , then went into the washroom to strip and came back for the final throat-cutting before Berowne had a chance to come round . |
| 5 | After a week , Shaun calls back for the full container and drops off a new one . |
| 6 | ‘ I guess you 'll be getting back for the Soviet visit , now . ’ |
| 7 | He decided it would take less time to break the copyguards than to go back for the correct disc . |
| 8 | That will earn him his RIBA Part I. But then , he has to get a year 's relevant experience in practice before coming back for the final year of his course . |
| 9 | I 'll get this train stopped and we 'll go back for the lost car . |
| 10 | I hesitated , then went back for the indigo wrap . |
| 11 | Then we went back for the long-service merit awards . |
| 12 | ‘ When you 've finished , it 'll look like a snooker table , ’ he said cheerfully , and , reversing deftly , he went back for the next lot . |
| 13 | I went on further , and their lightness and gleam had gone when I looked back for the last time . |
| 14 | Anyway , we met up , and we never did get back for the last act . |
| 15 | However , when music is written for a specific text , the maximum musical climax must be kept back for the decisive point in the words . |
| 16 | Naturally , the highest note is usually kept back for the greatest climax , together with maximum volume , note-length , accentuation , etc . |
| 17 | In a moment , the monster rose , lurching slightly , and started to head back for the dark tower . |