Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [be] back [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I had said my thanks and farewells to William and to the immense policeman who had silently accompanied us throughout the afternoon , I headed away down the rutted tracks , rather glad to be back on the road and off back to Panama City . |
| 2 | That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags . |
| 3 | She was thrilled to be back on the trail again . |
| 4 | Well , it 's good to be back on the list and catching up on the mountain of messages . |
| 5 | Much as I had enjoyed ‘ my Soviet adventure ’ it was good to be back in an English-speaking land again . |
| 6 | It was good to be back in the peace of the Outer Isles , to swim and laze in the still of a summer evening . |
| 7 | ’ It 's great to be back in the lap of luxury , so it is . |
| 8 | We stepped off the plane into warm balmy air , happy to be back amongst the many English and Maltese friends we have made here . |
| 9 | I was happy to see him and happy to be back in the Star Zoo again . |
| 10 | It was quite a drive and quite a list for when she got there , so she was unlikely to be back before the early evening ; but this was no great problem , because they 'd soon be closing the doors so that they could make a start on the next day 's preparations . |
| 11 | Martin Bell is pleased to be back on the circuit , despite disappointing results early on after his knee operation |
| 12 | Was this the Devil himself come to fetch them , black cloaked and wealthy , splenetic and anxious to be back in the warm place he came from … |
| 13 | ‘ Everyone thought I was marvellous to be back on the catwalk seven weeks after Amber was born . |