Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of the Temple went back to the time of Moses when God commanded a tabernacle ( i.e. a tent ) to be built in which to keep the Ark of the Covenant . |
| 2 | But with 17 matches to go and key players returning , Strudwick believes his side can reach the big-time for the first time since the Rugby League began their bid to take the game beyond the confines of Yorkshire and Lancashire with the Fulham experiment back in the early eighties . |
| 3 | Took the Munro file back to the desk and told the duty clerk there 'd been an error . ’ |
| 4 | The TARDIS arrived back at the hospital just as two Marines escorted Benny inside . |
| 5 | On the afternoon of 16 January , as his blue-and-white 707 neared Aswan airport , the Shah walked back into the cockpit to rejoin Captain Moezzi . |
| 6 | But in November 1950 the Chinese sent some 250 000 " volunteers " across the Yalu , and the war swung back in favour of the North Koreans and their allies as they drove the UN forces back to the 38th parallel . |
| 7 | The parachutists climbed on board and the Bombay lurched back into the sky . |
| 8 | When the Bill came back to the Commons the question whether its reinsertion should be left again to a free vote of the House would raise some very difficult problems . |
| 9 | The Major strode back towards the window and his boots sounded drum rattle over the hollow spacing under the bare boards of his office . |
| 10 | Either way , the ACT changes will add some uncertainty to an already complicated situation and it would be no surprise to see the Footsie fall back in the short-term . |
| 11 | Defeat in the final second had , in all probability , pushed the Courage title back into the grasp of Bath , England 's leading club . |
| 12 | Freddie the Nark sat back in the cab , feeling very pleased with himself for the way he had handled such a tricky situation . |
| 13 | Trent suggested the Latinos came back into the water but they were n't keen . |