Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [verb] back on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry 's champing at the bit to get back on the box |
| 2 | The large part of the responsibility falls back on the parents — or , in some cases , on grandparents . |
| 3 | The tap is then closed and the stopper placed back on the tube to prevent release or contamination of the air . |
| 4 | He washed up and tidied up , and put the baize cover back on the table . |
| 5 | I would buy the parchment and arrange its transport down to the wharves and we concluded that , if we sold the wine brought back on the first voyage , we would make a profit . |
| 6 | Resisting the idea that results should somehow be ‘ doctored ’ to reflect such circumstances , the Group fell back on the suggestion that LEAs or governors might be expected to issue statements that would put the results of particular schools in the right context . |
| 7 | The video looks back on the occupation of Latin America by Europeans and draws attention to the present situation of the millions of people throughout the continent who are suffering poverty and disease . |
| 8 | The trio use the bank at the side of the steps , the wheelchair tips , its passenger leaning forward , voices break the silence suddenly , laughter as the man pulls back on the handles , displaying his strength to the hunchback . |
| 9 | As the camera pulled back on the last shot and credits were shown on the screen , the tension in the studio relaxed , replaced by an exultant mood . |
| 10 | Skipper Chris Dickson feathered the mainsail up the first weather leg so that navigator Erle could jury rig a new mainsheet arrangement before the load came back on the boom as the boat bore away around the first mark . |
| 11 | He felt mercifully isolated and stopped for a while to lean back on the lower bank of fell . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | When he took off on his return flight in a small twin-engined plane , one of the engines failed , and the pilot , whether by accident or design I do n't know , did a swift turn and made an emergency landing back on the airfield , missing the Control Tower by about three feet . |