Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she got pregnant her social worker booked her into here , as there was not much space at her home and Barbara agreed that it was n't right that her mother should have her back with a baby as well . |
| 2 | You 'll have them back in a minute what you done with them ? |
| 3 | I 'll have it back in a minute |
| 4 | yeah , go on , cos I 'll get them back in a minute wo n't I ? |
| 5 | Right , so when you measure that , okay , you best put it the right way up so you can see what you 're doing , and we 'll turn it back in a minute . |
| 6 | In many cases , one may trace them back to a very ancient past , though often the present-day festivals — surviving in the face of what is euphemistically called ‘ progress ’ — retain only a vestige of their former meaning and complexity . |
| 7 | As I hope to leave Britain within four weeks I would be immensely grateful if you could Fax me back with a reply as soon as is convenient , as I need the information to determine when I should book an air ticket . |
| 8 | I SAID I WOULD PHONE HIM BACK WITH A DATE AND TIME , BUT DID SAY YOU WERE BUSY . |
| 9 | ‘ A fast car will take me back for a drink with the cast afterwards , but if they have n't got it right yet , they never will . ’ |
| 10 | Like locust swarms we will experience a vast population crash at some point , one that will drag us back to a more natural level . |
| 11 | NFU North West senior policy adviser Rodney Bacon commented : ’ Lifting the moisture content from 14.5 to 15pc will put us back onto a level playing field . |
| 12 | ‘ They claim they can pay it back over a three to four-year period . ’ |
| 13 | and he said he 'd , he 'd let me know before Christmas if he can get me back on a Wednesday , but I 'm still taken on a Wednesday but my friend takes me in the car on a Wednesday but er I like to go in the ambulance you see really so er |