Example sentences of "[vb past] back for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two days later he reported back for training . |
| 2 | Hearing that there was the prospect of action with No. 8 Commando , he reported back for duty . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This confirmed everyone 's worst fears , and Stirling radioed back for instructions . |
| 5 | After about half an hour 's unsteady plodding along the sand , leaving dinosaur hoofprints and a small steaming roundabout in the middle of the beach , my buffalo turned back for home , slotted a few heads of corn into his cheeks by the way of reward and let me dismount . |
| 6 | And the master carpenter and the other lad turned back for Shrewsbury . |
| 7 | In spite of her bulk she moved swiftly to grab the instrument , and she stepped back for fear it should be taken from her again . |
| 8 | He got back for July , but only to complain of ‘ the day-to-day badgering ’ to which he was subjected in the House of Commons . |
| 9 | The archers cut them down — a few broke back for home unscathed . |
| 10 | They went back for chairs and then the laird , the factor , and the minister sat down weightily , like judges . |
| 11 | Her choice made , she went back for vegetables to accompany it , recklessly adding a demi-kilo of the huge firm-fleshed tomatoes , as well as nectarines , oranges and a punnet of strawberries to her collection . |
| 12 | We started with breadfruit soup which was so delicious we went back for seconds , followed by samples of jack fish , curried chicken , cod fish salad and whelks and dumplings with black eyed peas and rice . |
| 13 | Most of the St Joseph 's boys and girls finished everything on their plates — and went back for seconds or even thirds . |
| 14 | ‘ I sold for £25 million and bought back for £17 million . |
| 15 | As the train pulled out of the station she searched back for Moran 's face among the crowd and found it and waved . |
| 16 | Workers are more limited to particular geographical locations , and workers ' organizations can be completely destroyed or set back for years by unsuccessful struggles such as long running strikes or ( still more ) a general strike . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | At the same function RFU secretary Dudley Wood said that the problem is worse in France , where the national club championship is the dominating force , whilst the president added that the RFU had twice been prepared to act against clubs but held back for lack of clinching evidence . |
| 19 | Natural curls cut into a bob , swept back for evening . |