Example sentences of "[to-vb] back at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic Wilcox is in a meeting with his Marketing Director , Brian Everthorpe , who answered Vic 's summons at 9.30 complaining of contraflow holdups on the motorway , and whom Vic , himself dictating letters at 9.30 , told to come back at eleven . |
| 2 | He leaned over to catch his father 's sleeve and hissed , ‘ No feckin' need to come back at all ! ’ |
| 3 | He wondered why she bothered to come back at all . |
| 4 | Few other landowners could afford to wait a generation for the return of their money , if it was to come back at all . |
| 5 | I know I should n't really cos I should n't expect them to come back at all , but it annoys me when |
| 6 | It was open to her to come back at any time . |
| 7 | As ‘ Working Title ’ continue to expand and develop , it seems a good moment to look back at some of their prolific and varied output , and we will be screening a number of titles from ‘ MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE ’ through the powerful drama ‘ A WORLD APART ’ , scripted by Gillian Slovo , Ruth First 's daughter , and underrated films like ‘ PAPERHOUSE ’ to ‘ ROBIN HOOD ’ , scripted by John Mcgrath , and then a number of their new releases : ‘ EDWARD II ’ ( directed by Derek Jarman ) , ‘ DAKOTA ROAD ’ and ‘ DROP DEAD FRED ’ , which has been a huge box office hit in the States . |
| 8 | The general message was not to look back at past crimes but forward to a more worthwhile place in society . |
| 9 | It is not easy to hit back at that sort of conversation . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't want to go back at all . |
| 11 | ‘ They made the usual checks then , because I was allowed to go back at any time if there was a problem , they let me go home . |
| 12 | candidate and plan to go back at some uncertain time in the future . |
| 13 | Make it absolutely clear , as I did , that you are prepared to fight back at any time of the day or night no matter how painful it may be ; and that you will keep on fighting until the day you finally beat them . |
| 14 | In fact , the fog obliged the convoy to turn back at first , but it set out again later in the day and reached the Spanish mainland with little difficulty . |
| 15 | For each day there is a diet sheet , more interesting key facts , and a weight and symptom chart for your to complete as you did for Stage I. It is vital that you keep this chart up to date : you will undoubtedly need to refer back at some point during the next few weeks , so the records are nothing short of vital ! |
| 16 | ‘ In fact , from what Goibniu said , I rather think they do n't expect him to get back at all . ’ |
| 17 | Tenants on estates are to be allowed to vote ( once ) on whether they wish to transfer to housing associations or private landlords , but they will have no right to transfer back at any future stage . |