Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] back [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector concluded that he would n't survive back in the wild . |
| 2 | Unless you cut back on road building , you do n't cut back on the car , unless you invest in public transport , you do n't get people to use it . |
| 3 | I could n't go back into the office in this state . |
| 4 | She could n't go back into the house either . |
| 5 | ‘ I notice that you do n't go back to the village in the afternoon . ’ |
| 6 | Well it 's fairly obvious that you ca n't go back to the plant , in n it ? ’ agreed his platinum blonde flatmate Deirdre . |
| 7 | I did n't go back to the dining car but forward into the lounge , where again the sight of my yellow waistcoat stirred a few thirsts , which I did my best to accommodate . |
| 8 | You could n't go back to the time when the great art critics like Bernard Berenson and Herbert Read reigned supreme , even if you wanted to . |
| 9 | No , do n't go back to the house , Jane , on such a lovely night . |
| 10 | There was a moment while everybody thought about that , probably for no good reason except that they did n't like to see twenty years go by without offering up a few seconds ' respect-ful silence , then Sir Bruce asked : ‘ So she did n't go back to the GDR ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ She says she wo n't go back for the operation now because of what happened . ’ |
| 12 | No , they did n't go back in the end . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't let anybody beat you , do n't come back without the gold , ’ my friends had said to me , and I was determined not to let them down . |
| 14 | You ca n't come back in the rush hour , or on Fridays or other peak days eg round Bank Holidays . |
| 15 | Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time . |
| 16 | You did n't get back into the loft until one o'clock , did you ? ’ |
| 17 | I ca n't get back to the garret until tomorrow . |
| 18 | They could n't get back to the bank without treading on shifting , clutching , cloying marsh , which could trap them and draw them right down ; and if they stayed in the car , sooner or later they would go under with it . |