Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] back from the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , I 've just flown back from the States today , and you 'll be glad to hear that the doctors assured me that Liz and Owen are on the road to a full recovery . ’
2 I 'm not being rude now , I 've just come back from the Gambia and I have n't stopped
3 ‘ I 've just come back from the Thomas Garlands ’ place , sir . ’
4 There is a dusting of snow in Cwm Glas Mawr and above , while clouds have just rolled back from the summit ridge .
5 A.Q. : Towards five-thirty this morning , having just got back from the flower market , I was working in the front quarters of my shop when I got the idea I 'd heard a funny noise just outside the window …
6 Hello er , I 'm phoning on behalf of Mrs Ada er she 's got to come in for a scan on the fourth of February , nine o'clock , now we 've only just got back from the hospital today , cos she oh , she had to go today for one , yeah , and we 've just
7 Blue watchers are saying that IBM chief John Akers will be out by March or April and that the company in its infinite wisdom will give the job to one of those retired IBMers it just just brought back from the pasture , probably Kaspar Cassoni .
8 Intel is therefore reportedly telling its OEMs that the P6 will be purposely held back from the market , despite its state of readiness , to allow them to recoup their investment in Pentium .
9 Paupers were often taken back from the workhouse to their own parishes for burial .
10 Examples might include sale and leaseback agreements , where an asset is sold and immediately leased back from the purchasers .
11 In the later Republic and under Augustus hair was well restrained , tightly drawn back from the face and elaborately plaited over the crown of the head , the bulk wound into a bun at the nape of the neck .
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