Example sentences of "refers back [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus " the engine " in ( 3 ) , ( 5 ) and ( 11 ) refers back to the engine introduced in ( 1 ) ; " the house " in ( 14 ) refers back to the low cottage introduced in ( 13 ) . |
| 2 | Yet the point , it 's a question really , which refers back to the last programme summary three , of the , the ninety four , ninety five base budget . |
| 3 | The same applies to the Committee 's use of the term " reality " which , when placed in significant opposition to " convention " , refers back to the same selective cultural parameters . |
| 4 | For example , in the sentence : Mary ate a banana and John did too , the verb-phrase -did too — refers back to the earlier verb-phrase — ate a banana . |
| 5 | The psalm refers back to the dreadful moment when the children of Israel , set free from Egypt , quarrelled with Moses about the lack of water , saying : ‘ Is the Lord among us or not ? ’ |