Example sentences of "[be] [verb] back a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This tradition itself can be traced back a long way in political theory . |
| 2 | In chart terms the band were new , but in reality their roots can be traced back an incredible 15 years . |
| 3 | We 'll also be looking back a little bit at the Breeder 's Cup , we 'll also have the result of your poll for the Channel Four racing personality of the year , there 's the picture puzzle and lots of other things as well which I ca n't remember . |
| 4 | Upwind , however , the daggerboard is still kept in the down position , though in extreme conditions it needs to be moved back a few centimetres . |
| 5 | It seemed far too insignificant to be holding back a lake large enough to stretch from London to the Scottish borders . |
| 6 | If , furthermore , you wished to sell us a narrow strip of your garden to allow the shelter to be set back a little from the pavement , we could consider providing a fence along your full frontage as part of the accommodation works . |
| 7 | — JOHN Davison 's European title challenge to Fabrice Benichou , scheduled for May 15 in France , is set to be put back a fortnight . |
| 8 | A constant stream of US dollar notes would need to be sent from America , only to be sent back a little at a time in individual parcels as above . |
| 9 | You' 11 find that after a few accumulated hours of stunting , one handle will have to be held back a little from the other to hold the overhead soaring position of the kite . |