Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] back [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall expect to see you back with your new army . |
| 2 | But he knew it was more likely that alien golden eagles would have taken it over and it might not be easy to win it back for his own . |
| 3 | At the time it was found that a major drawback in dual-purpose cattle was that they often failed to breed true : the offspring tended towards either the beef or the dairy type of the breed 's dual-purpose spectrum , partly because of breeders ' preferences but partly , it was believed , because the dual-purpose breeds were effectively hybrids : if they had begun to show too great an emphasis on dairy characteristics , extreme beef sires were introduced to draw them back to their dual-purpose role , and likewise extreme dairy sires were used when they became too beefy . |
| 4 | Well it was , I was just trying to persuade it back to its normal cage when the , like , everywhere . |
| 5 | Boilies actually encouraged the carp to suck them back to their pharyngeal teeth in order to crush them ; this in turn ensured that the large hook entered well into their mouths . |
| 6 | ‘ Cost me nigh on that again to restore it back to its original beauty , but it was worth it . |
| 7 | ‘ It looked pretty derelict when I bought it but the quality of materials and craftsmanship in those days was superb and I was able to restore it back to its original condition , apart from a few new components . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why is it so important to get me back in your rotten little Church , Quiggers ? ’ |
| 9 | She would have liked to pay him back for his earlier tone by pretending a permanent disability . |
| 10 | It took a fierce effort to get her back on her mental feet . |
| 11 | By then I 'll have worked out a plan to get us back behind our own lines . ’ |
| 12 | I ought to take you back to your own room . ’ |
| 13 | Michele met her startled glance and explained calmly , ‘ I wanted to make love to you , and I did n't fancy the idea of having to take you back to your own room in the middle of the night to save Rosa 's tender susceptibilities . ’ |
| 14 | Only then would he decide whether or not to take him back to our glorious green Earth . |
| 15 | His remedy for uncertainty was to stroke his moustache , with hard , strong fingers , as if trying to push it back into his upper lip . |
| 16 | A MOTHER fighting for custody of her two young sons has been ordered to hand them back to her estranged American husband from whom she fled a month ago . |