Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] back [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you going to stay here or go back to the Villa Fiesole ? ’ |
| 2 | Consequently increased emphasis needs to be placed upon the role of assessment , rehabilitation and transfer rather than discharge back into the community . |
| 3 | They saw him start and jump back to the shelter of the bank . |
| 4 | Which was supposed to open and flap back at the end of the world and let her out , resurrected . |
| 5 | Under the circumstances , with the band far keener to slope off and mope back at the hotel , the gig goes remarkably well . |
| 6 | No sooner was I home and motherly than it was time to dress up and head back to the theatre . |
| 7 | ‘ Another job well done , Ralph , let's pack up and head back to the station . ’ |
| 8 | Far away along the path we saw him turn and look back at the hound . |
| 9 | To confirm this we have to pause and look back from the road to Aubeterre as it climbs the eastern slope of the valley of the Tude , just as Pound must have paused in 1911 ; and then we see that , whereas the modern town of Chalais is in the river bottom , old Chalais , a manorial village grouped round the gate of the château , does indeed stand on the ridge behind , so that the tops of the tallest poplars by the river wave just below the walls of the château . |
| 10 | It was a relief when they could get up and move back to the sitting-room . |
| 11 | There again , that 's the best of both worlds ; I have a chance to go out and play stadiums and arenas and then I get to go home and go back to the way I was , although with a lot more experience under my belt . |
| 12 | Then we 'd dress and go back to the bar , order |
| 13 | It was also far too early to simply turn round and go back to the city even if Alain had been willing . |
| 14 | He grasped her arm and nodded towards the Land Rover , but Maggie was not about to meekly capitulate and go back to the hacienda like an escaped convict recaptured . |
| 15 | Now tell our pest control officer here to turn round and drive back to the hacienda . ’ |
| 16 | Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’ |
| 17 | Loreto did try and come back into the game , but they relied on the breakaway too much with Barnwell and O'Neill always on their own , and lacking the support necessary to cause problems for Portadown . |
| 18 | If this is the sort of crap I sign when I am canned I really must try and get back on the wagon . |
| 19 | We 'll go and get back into the car . |
| 20 | All I can do is try and get back in the side . ’ |
| 21 | He was already in so far he could not find his depth , and he wanted to turn and strike back for the shore , but , like an unpractised swimmer , found that the distance he had come was too great for him to return . |