Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [to-vb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are expected to report back to the software house and tell the programming team about any bugs they find , any inconsistencies , and so forth . |
| 2 | Although their dress was not equipped to deal with soaking weather and although they may have been expected to turn back at the sight of such greyness , they continued and even displayed some sense of enjoyment at the discomfort each was experiencing . |
| 3 | But he went down to Suffolk very often , much more often perhaps than he would have done had Wyvis Hall been destined to pass back to the Berelands or on to one of those cousins in the United States . |
| 4 | A police spokesman said all four people held had now been released without charge , although some had been bailed to report back to the police at a later date . |
| 5 | The rest of the 50 minutes should be used to look back on the previous lectures and notes on the same topic . |
| 6 | Perfect to play on the hand-crafted Daly billard table , which will mop up the spare £47,000 you could n't be bothered to take back to the bank . |
| 7 | erm Students will be asked to report back to the next erm sub-committee |
| 8 | The idea is that if elderly people can be encouraged to think back to the times when they had lots of relationships , and when they felt they had some status and worth , then they are able to feel that status carry over more into their present life . |
| 9 | If a pump is not already in use , clearly an extension cable , with a weatherproof connector , will be required to reach back to the nearest electric point . |
| 10 | Neil Graham has always held a high position of Gold Blade , who will be backed to get back on the winning trail in the Conquest Cup . |
| 11 | Michael Kelly , the director whose company is responsible for Celtic 's public relations , yesterday confirmed that the manager has been asked to report back to the board with his observations on how the club 's performances can be improved . |
| 12 | Certainly there are differences , especially in the better development of marine sediments in the American Pennsylvanian , but these in a way have obscured the resemblances ; for work in America has concentrated on the marine fossils , whereas in Europe we have usually been forced to fall back on the non-marine faunas and floras . |
| 13 | BBN last escaped the axe in 1986 and was subsequently revamped under its current editor Jennifer Creswick , but it has never been far from the blade as the Council has been forced to cut back over the years . |
| 14 | Mounted officers called ‘ rangers ’ were appointed to drive back into the forest deer which had strayed into the purlieus . |
| 15 | The two understudies were asked to come back on the Friday afternoon , when there was going to be a complete run of the play for the producers and Malcolm Harris . |
| 16 | Now parents are being advised to go back to the classroom and sit alongside their youngsters in video-based spelling lessons . |
| 17 | We are determined to come back in the spring showing the country that we have some really talented and fighting cricketers in England . |
| 18 | Where a decision is made to remit back to the licensing board , the interlocutor should include any specification or modification required under subs . |
| 19 | Even the one who has betrayed the light sooner or later is forced to come back to the centre of stability , where he is raised once more into the understanding of clarity and purity of thought and action . |
| 20 | B While the legends of the First Age are a ‘ calque ’ , then , their resemblance to a known pattern directs us primarily to difference from that pattern ; the elvishness of the elves is meant to reflect back on the humanity of man . |
| 21 | She 's determined to get back into the saddle and onto the race course . |
| 22 | Under George Bush , NASA was committed to go back to the moon and on to Mars , and the space station was arguably a step on that road . |
| 23 | But when I enquired about the location of the Waaf Site , I was told to climb back on the wagon . |
| 24 | Barry , assistant manager at Perry 's brasserie in Beaumont Street , was forced to drive back to the bar in his own car and ordered to open the safe . |
| 25 | It was only last summer that she was allowed to get back in the swing . |
| 26 | He was sentenced to two years in prison , and was ordered to pay back to the state several thousand Swiss francs which he had used illegally to arrange a place at a Swiss university for Zhivkov 's grandson [ see p. 38017 ] . |