Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] back [conj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the top and bottom doors were flung back and the great war horse had apparently galloped away pursued by grooms . |
| 2 | They say some workers were allowed back before a final all-clear had been given and so a second evacuation was necessary . |
| 3 | Two were sent back and the third was sentenced to four years in jail in Sweden . |
| 4 | As soon as The Lizard was rounded , more than an hour later , power was eased back and the two continued towards Falmouth . |
| 5 | I closed my eyes and suddenly the jakes door was thrust back and a veritable mountain of a man stood there . |
| 6 | The cloth was pulled back and a large casket was taken into the church . |