Example sentences of "[be] back [prep] the old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so we 're back to the old problem . ’ |
| 2 | We 've , I do n't know if everyone 's worked the same system , but we 're back on the old appointment system . |
| 3 | Settlements were lower last year , but many bosses are convinced that , despite the government 's call for single-digit increases , the high inflation rate means that wage negotiations this spring will be back to the old pattern . |
| 4 | He would come exuberantly into the office after ops with his crew tagging along behind him , to tell us that our weather forecast had been spot on , it had all been a piece of cake , bombs went down — Wham ! — right on the target , no trouble at all , good show ! , and here they were back on the old tarmac , cheating death again , etc . |
| 5 | Well it 's back to the old confusion again , that we 've got this stupid sign here which can mean it 's a negative number or it can mean take away , and sometimes it does n't really matter which way we look at it . |
| 6 | BOGUS aristocrat Rosemary Aberdour was back at the Old Bailey yesterday in danger of having her sentence for stealing £2.7 million from a hospital charity increased . |
| 7 | happier when it was back in the old feet and inches . |