Example sentences of "are [vb pp] back [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then in winter the wicker table and chairs are moved back into the house , to be replaced by an old formica kitchen table . |
| 2 | Some of those contributions are channelled back to the Church Commissioners for distribution . |
| 3 | The sound waves bounce off objects in their path and are reflected back to the dolphin where they are channelled through oil-filled sinuses in the lower jaw to the inner ear . |
| 4 | The studios are set back from the road and are shaded by the olive trees from which they derive their name . |
| 5 | Tiled surrounds built in the 1930s are set back against the brickwork , and the plaster made good around them . |
| 6 | And with that slice of humour , we are brought back to the present . |
| 7 | But if that is put on one side we are brought back to the question of what kinds of determining factors Poulantzas invokes in order to explain what actually happens . |
| 8 | The answer to his first point is that it is absolutely clear that a number of people who break their bail conditions are remanded in custody when they are brought back to the court ; but that happens in only about six out of 10 cases , and in four out of 10 cases when those who break their bail conditions are brought back to the court , it seems that they are no longer remanded in custody but are again let out on bail . |
| 9 | The answer to his first point is that it is absolutely clear that a number of people who break their bail conditions are remanded in custody when they are brought back to the court ; but that happens in only about six out of 10 cases , and in four out of 10 cases when those who break their bail conditions are brought back to the court , it seems that they are no longer remanded in custody but are again let out on bail . |
| 10 | Abraham has passed the test , Isaac is saved , and the purposes of God are brought back from the edge of the abyss . |
| 11 | To answer this question we are led back to the idea of big gassy planets like Jupiter spitting out small rocky ones like Venus , which then play a sort of cosmic billiards before settling down . |
| 12 | It becomes a colossal step to re-enter working life , even if they are wanted back in the labour market . |
| 13 | The suggested version has similarities to Postman 's Knock , too , with a couple having to spend at least one minute observing before they are allowed back into the room . |
| 14 | Like Jonah , we are all storm-tossed by the seas of life , undergo apparent death and certain burial , but then attain a blinding resurrection as the car-ferry doors swing open and we are delivered back into the light and into a recognition of God 's love . |
| 15 | In some snakes the fangs are hinged and are folded back along the roof of the mouth ; when the snake is about to strike , the fangs flip forward into their striking position . |
| 16 | They emerge into a beautifully peaceful park or garden , usually meeting a benevolent old man , and then are sent back through the tunnel to return to the physical world . |
| 17 | When the period of feeding is over , and the animal is safe from predators , the contents of the rumen , the ‘ cud ’ , are released back into the mouth , where a set of specialised cheek teeth take over . |
| 18 | Where the terrain increases in difficulty , or the whole party is forced onto the same flank , the leader climber can place sling and nut runners , which are clipped back down the rope and collected by the last member . |