Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pron] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The shops here are very good , but Dana is inclined to turn her nose up at anything outside London or Paris , so I imagine an hour could see her back at the flat . ’ |
| 2 | → Do you realise , Steve , that a professional standard , concert classical guitar could set you back in the region of £7,000 , and that orchestral instruments regularly change hands for much more ? |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps you could take her back to the auberge ? ’ |
| 4 | Erm and and and we could take it back to the hundred days episode when the great powers have all er decided to er er to prevent Napoleon from making a comeback in France . |
| 5 | England did not seem to believe that Spanish-based Tab Ramos could juggle it back from the bye-line and when he did , no-one had picked up the 6ft 1ins Kaiserlauten defender as he powered his header past Chris Woods . |
| 6 | If she was really too old to cure herself of facetious thoughts , at least she could bite them back from the tip of her tongue . |
| 7 | No army could turn it back from the borders , no weapon could be wielded against it . |