Example sentences of "think back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he could think back over the rising and understand and admit its weaknesses and set himself to imagine a better future … |
| 2 | This telephone call made me think back over the years . |
| 3 | Can we think back to the original complaints about company car allocation ? ’ |
| 4 | As the Prime Minister savours one of his last few busy days before the deluge , will he think back to the dinner that he gave at No. 10 Downing street last November on behalf of the Tory party for what The Sun — I must quote it accurately because it is from The Sun — |
| 5 | Let us think back to the proposition of the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) , who reminded us of our history . |
| 6 | He had informed his silent audience of the death — just ‘ death ’ — of Dr Kemp ; explained that in order to establish the , er , totality of events , it would be necessary for everyone to complete a little questionnaire ( duly distributed ) , sign and date it , and hand it in to Sergeant Lewis ; that the departure of the coach would have to be postponed until late afternoon , perhaps , with lunch by courtesy of The Randolph ; that Mr Cedric Downes had volunteered to fix something up for that morning , from about 10.45 to 12.15 ; that ( in Morse 's opinion ) activity was a splendid antidote to adversity , and that it was his hope that all the group would avail themselves of Mr Downes 's kind offer ; that if they could all think back to the previous day 's events and try to recall anything , however seemingly insignificant , that might have appeared unusual , surprising , out-of-character — well , that was often just the sort of thing that got criminal cases solved . |