Example sentences of "be [verb] back on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that matters have fallen behind schedule and need to be put back on the rails . |
| 2 | In vain she had remonstrated with the powers that be that she had to be on the air in the Docklands by six , and when she finally pitched up , I had been put back on the phones for another session of ‘ And your address is — can you spell that please ? ’ |
| 3 | Tens of thousands were reported back on the streets in Timisoara yesterday , defying a state of emergency , a curfew , and a ban on assembly of more than five persons imposed on the region . |
| 4 | Frank was lying back on the pillows with his eyes closed . |
| 5 | 2 weeks after he was allowed back on the streets , Andrew Hagans murdered Anna McGurk . |