Example sentences of "[verb] back at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not invest money which you may need back at short notice . |
| 2 | Birds ' songs often sound varied and melodious to us , but if they are recorded and played back at slow speed , they are found to have vastly more detail than we realise . |
| 3 | Looking back at regular intervals to see if the stranger was following , eventually they reached the access to the street but the guide was astonished to find the man had vanished into thin air . |
| 4 | This was predictable , though , looking back at historical evidence relating to a Friday Christmas . |
| 5 | Then they marked half the webs with artificial stabilimenta and came back at two-hourly intervals to check on the longevity of the webs . |
| 6 | Given the geographic spread of the ‘ contestants ’ it was not surprising that the packages arrived back at varying times but outlying areas such as Newcastle , Liverpool and Bristol were not obviously handicapped . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I do hope that I 've done well , ’ Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables . |
| 8 | But when she arrived back at Green Gables , Anne knew at once that something was wrong . |
| 9 | The general message was not to look back at past crimes but forward to a more worthwhile place in society . |
| 10 | Nowadays , when we look back at old photographs and films of the 1950s rock and roll craze , and the Teddy Boys , it is easy to wonder what all the fuss was about . |
| 11 | A look back at programmed learning shows how the concept began to arise . |
| 12 | Children who have been integrated into mainstream schools can return at any time for help and are called back at six-monthly intervals for checks . |
| 13 | In fact , I felt so wonderful that I glanced back at Old Red . |
| 14 | Similarly , the therapist should help the family formulate a step-by-step approach to problem-solving with regard to a particular problem , and then encourage them to try out these steps at home , reporting back at subsequent sessions on their progress and any difficulties that they have encountered . |
| 15 | Prison officers hit back at critical report . |
| 16 | A CRICKET club is biting back at persistent raiders and vandals by covering the roof of its pavilion with razor-sharp security wire . |
| 17 | SINEAD O'CONNOR 's record label Chrysalis has hit back at tabloid criticism of the sleeve of her current single ‘ Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home ’ . |
| 18 | Bite back at bad behaviour |
| 19 | The car made a U-turn and headed back at high speeds . |
| 20 | Many a large sofa , armchair or piano has had to be sent back at unnecessary cost because it would n't go through the door Make sure to measure the ceiling height as well because if you multiply this by the wall measurements ( see Calculating quantities on page 53 ) it will give you an idea of the amount of paint or wallpaper you will need . |
| 21 | They pay a fixed rate of interest and carry a promise that the capital will be paid back at full face value at a pre-determined date in the future . |
| 22 | Labour Councillors in Oxfordshire have been hitting back at Tory critics , who claim their actions have inflated Poll Tax figures . |
| 23 | Glenn hits back at new law |