Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] back in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 2 | Suddenly , this had become a special event and Lewis knew it , for his playing took on a new intensity as he began to alternate between rock ‘ n ’ roll classics from his early career back in the Fifties Sun era to later country material . |
| 3 | ‘ I used to run that business back in the late 1960s and early 1970s , ’ he recalls . |
| 4 | The original Specials were quite wonderful guitars ; I 'm sure I saw Steve Marriot ( still sorely missed ) use one with Humble Pie back in the '70s to pretty devastating effect . |
| 5 | Liverpool 's defeat , which threatens to prevent them finishing in the top five for the first time since their initial season back in the First Division 30 years ago , was again due to the unpredictable goalkeeping of Grobbelaar . |
| 6 | Mick McManus , Britain 's version of a WWF-style baddy back in the 1960s and '70s , admits : ‘ I thought that the popularity of the American shows might have an adverse effect . |
| 7 | With her thoughts on another , simpler life back in the old country , Kelly put the letter in an envelope , picked up her coat and left for London . |
| 8 | But taking the objective Macdonald view in this first season back in the Premier Division , survival was his first concern for Airdrie , the avoidance of relegation for a club which in realistic terms has no money to buy quality players , crowds averaging less than 5,000 and a creaking , obsolute stadium . |
| 9 | Capped at Under 21 level for England , Andy 's powerful and creative displays have stood the Palace in fine stead and he has again become a great favourite with our supporters , while his long-throw technique , developed largely during our first season back in the top flight , added another potent weapon to our armoury . |
| 10 | In their first season back in the top flight , John Lyall 's smooth-passing outfit have proved the most difficult side to beat , with only two defeats in 20 matches . |
| 11 | this explains why Golding 's choice of ending , rescue , is not anti-climatic as the choristers and schoolboys are returning to the same situation back in the outside world . |
| 12 | Like their less skilled brethren back in the early 1980s , unemployed accountants are finding that lengthy unemployment becomes a barrier to re-employment . |
| 13 | J. D. Hooker was one of the first scientists to be informed of Darwin 's new theory back in the 1840s , and he now came out in public support of the Origin of Species . |
| 14 | Lurking four rows back in the Conservative backbenches , Mr Lamont was in a perfect position to stab the Premier in the back , and then twist the knife . |
| 15 | This will put the Albanian economy back in the black , and we get the tans . |
| 16 | I say ‘ back on the agenda ’ , since some of us were engaged in designing Modular systems back in the late '60s and early '70s . |