Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] back for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shop is a far cry from the modern boutique , and still has stock dating back for generations . |
| 2 | He had the order books going back for years and years and he was able to show me . |
| 3 | Honestly , you 'd think it was Antony coming back for Cleopatra the way she 's carrying on ! ’ |
| 4 | In part two : Getting even.Swindon fight back for a share of the points . |
| 5 | Before darkness fell , and the attempt could be made , Edward 's heralds came back for their answer . |
| 6 | This confirmed everyone 's worst fears , and Stirling radioed back for instructions . |
| 7 | In terms of visiting and recorded contacts with other agencies , the specialist team displayed a clearer pattern of activities than the other teams : while cases remained open they visited more , and did not ‘ monitor only ’ ; if closed and re-opened , cases came back for re-assessment in fewer numbers ; and in both categories the rate of contacts with other agencies was higher . |
| 8 | The buyer will customarily ask for accounts ranging back for three years in respect of the activities of the management company . |
| 9 | This type of question goes back for several generations , and small children are able to answer freely without any effort or strain on their part . |
| 10 | No , but it be beneficial if it 's Comet and the receipt came back for our insurance from Comet erm |
| 11 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 12 | Quite a few ‘ do n't likes ’ from around the office on opening the carton ; the wider front , squarer edges and lack of the traditional Fender rake back for the control panel take most of the criticism , although Fender 's spindly new knobs , which no-one here much cares for , received their share of whinges . |
| 13 | An audience can only sit at the front of the stage and the hall stretches back for miles . |
| 14 | One admires the results as one might standing back for a painted landscape , yet I miss the sensation of really ‘ being there ’ . |
| 15 | We called for some fish and chips to take back for all of us , but I was n't sure that I could eat them after seeing that documentary where they all had ulcers . |
| 16 | Leading the way up to Terry 's room , fervently wishing she 'd left this madhouse when she 'd had the chance , Ellie stood back for Terry to enter first . |
| 17 | And the criminal record goes back for centuries . |
| 18 | And the master carpenter and the other lad turned back for Shrewsbury . |
| 19 | Breeze flew back for it , and joined them in the street . |
| 20 | As his sword went back for his final sweep the sullen glow that had been growing in the doorway of the Broken Drum flickered , dimmed , and erupted into a roaring fireball that sent the walls billowing outward and carried the roof a hundred feet into the air before bursting through it , in a gout of red-hot tiles . |
| 21 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 22 | THE death of a father-of-four , mown down as he cycled home from the shops , has brought tragic memories flooding back for a young mother . |
| 23 | It was a recent television series called Heroes II — The Return , which brought the memories flooding back for Bernard Seyburn . |
| 24 | Sir , — Now that the election is over , and Mr. Kinnock has retired , could we please have our red rose back for St. Georges day next week ? |
| 25 | I must just run up to the Casa to make sure the lorry comes back for another load . |
| 26 | As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere . |
| 27 | Traffic tailed back for twelve miles . |
| 28 | Should n't we be opening our universities to older people , for people to come back for a second dose as it were , for retraining and so on ? |
| 29 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 30 | It was boring in the passage but also , it proved , necessary , as one or two passengers came back for a look at the corpse . |