Example sentences of "back [to-vb] [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heavy rain stopped everyone after 18 laps , so it was back to go for a second start . |
| 2 | Putting the thoughts out of his head , he settled back to wait for the next people who could keep the Americans busy . |
| 3 | Phillipson has pointed to more direct state management of retirement , in order to regulate the size of the labour force , yet the well-known attempts by the government to induce retirees back to work after the Second World War were notable for their lack of success ; the reserve army of elderly labour was highly resistant to re-enlistment . |
| 4 | ‘ Robert had just taken over the Seconds , but was called back to play in the first team . |
| 5 | David called Mick Ronson and Woody Woodmansey ( after making ‘ The Man Who Sold The World ’ , they had returned to Hull where they lived ) and invited them back to prepare for the next album , ‘ Hunky Dory ’ . |
| 6 | It is a curious miscellany , where photographs of his early ballets are mixed in with family snap-shots , pictures of his friends , souvenirs of journeys , Christmas and other greetings , a book of clothing coupons from the days of rationing , costume drawings and various illustrations cut from magazines , including a feature on Roland Petit 's ballet Carmen and examples of the ‘ new look ’ in women 's clothes when long skirts came back to fashion for the first time since the war ; he proposed a ballet about that , but it was rejected . |