Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] back [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sets out , by example as well as by direct command , the differences between right and wrong , so that the man who measures his conduct by Bible standards gains from it both " reproof " when he is in the wrong and " correction " to set him back on a right course . |
| 2 | They might fear you , hate you , and try to exorcise you back into the fifth dimension , but they accept you for what you are . |
| 3 | He was trying to win her back from the greedy black hole — to release her from its iron grip and return her to the safety of the study . |
| 4 | What they have grasped is that the other is a dubiously soft touch who knows she 's been lucky so far and feels guilt-ridden enough to want to put something back into the public melting pot which has been kind enough to approve of her . |
| 5 | Richard 's voice cut into her thoughts as he took her arm to draw her back from a horse-drawn carriage laden with tourists on a sightseeing trip . |
| 6 | It was at this point that I decided to put her back on a loose creance , so that she could approach the lure from whatever direction she pleased . |
| 7 | On second thoughts I think it best to put it back in the old oak chest . |
| 8 | I am going to send you back to the Dark Realm of that other Ireland , and we will seal up the Gateways so that you and your creatures and your Lords of Evil will never be a threat to us again . |
| 9 | Although the DIA clearly had plans for him , it was evidently in no hurry to send him back to the Middle East . |
| 10 | But Liverpool , desperate to reorganise themselves back into a title-chasing outfit , wanted the smooth-passing Clough for a vital role in midfield . |
| 11 | ‘ Gazza has always been brilliant on the football field and it will be great to see him back after the long haul he 's had . ’ |
| 12 | And finally , it is the ability to open the arms of memory to welcome them back as a valued part of the whole life experience , with which it is possible to live at peace , without pain , and with a sense of completeness at last ; and when this has been accomplished the bereaved are ready to embrace life again . |
| 13 | Despite great pressure to allow a rescue plan to airlift him back to a natural habitat in cold Arctic waters , the Turkish authorities decided to let Russian experts take charge of him . |
| 14 | It did n't operate from the bank , and it 's the intention of the council to turn it back into a water-based boat hiring business so there will be nothing along the bank at all . |
| 15 | Anyway , he left what should have been my share to Matthew on condition that I was able to lease it back at a nominal rental . |
| 16 | If their work is seasonal , do n't forget to change them back to a standard adult food ( so-called ‘ maintenance food ’ ) when they 're not working . |
| 17 | Not going to pay me back for the bloody nose , even if you did nearly knock my head off ? ’ |
| 18 | We have to think ourselves back into a social system and culture very different from our own if we are to respond , in the way P. C. Wren required , to the improbable events and exalted sentiments of the three Geste brothers who , to serve their adored aunt and their fraternal obligations , vanished into the Foreign Legion , taking upon themselves the imputation of having stolen the blue diamond which she had long ago sold and replaced by a fake for the sake of her extravagant husband . |
| 19 | It 's part of USL 's strategy to manoeuvre itself back into the commercial sector — the company says the operation will be concerned with systems integration and promoting Unix awareness in the government and corporate markets . |
| 20 | We are restricted somewhat by time , because I want to get everybody back in the main auditorium to listen to what I know is going to be a fantastic lecture by Professor Don , er from Baltimore , which I would certainly recommend that everybody go and see . |
| 21 | Experience will show you how to readjust your programme to get yourself back on the right track . |
| 22 | That is enough to get us back into the top flight . |
| 23 | Pascal 's target here is Descartes and , in trying to think oneself back into the overwhelming urgency of their debate , it has to be remembered that their lives were overshadowed by the struggles of the Counter-Reformation . |
| 24 | Staggering to her feet she looked back towards the wounded man ; he had slumped to the floor , and was trying to push himself back to a kneeling position . |
| 25 | We feel that we have largely succeeded in these aims , but more of that later , as I would like to take you back to the early nineteenth century when the object of our association was first mooted . |
| 26 | In the course of treating Mrs Tighe , Bernstein used hypnotic suggestion and then regression , intending to take her back to an earlier time in her current life . |
| 27 | wait a bit , and they said so , they looked at it and said we 'd have to take it back in a few days time for them to do , they could n't do it there and then . |
| 28 | In this case the simplest solution is to copy them back from the original installation disks — see Copying QBasic . |
| 29 | But if we could grasp some of these small particular uses we might be able to follow them back to the main river . |
| 30 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |