Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] back on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When they 'd landed back on the plate , he leaned forward , studying the pattern they 'd formed .
2 He had a high-rolling joint on the SS Nocturne , a ship anchored outside the limits , and some nasty rumours had floated back on the tides along with a well-dressed corpse or two .
3 All seven Fulmars had landed back on the carrier by 2015 but two were again scrambled almost immediately on the approach of three more S.79s .
4 On the far side of it stood a village of longhouses , much like the ones we had left back on the coast , except that these were entered by round doors instead of the normal rectangular ones .
5 When she 'd closed the case he had sunk back on the pillow , a thin smile on his face , his lips tinged with yellow .
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