Example sentences of "[verb] back [prep] their original " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worst of all , they liked to swell back to their original dimensions in water and this swelling was generally unpredictable and irreversible . |
| 2 | The eight little plastic tiles can always be pushed back into their original state ( if you can remember the sequence of moves you have made so far ) . |
| 3 | In this campaign too — the battle of the River Ebro — the government forces had the initial advantage of surprise , but their much depleted physical and military strength made them unable to turn it to their permanent advantage and they were eventually pushed back to their original positions . |
| 4 | Paul and Malcolm Bream first spent time exploring possible sources of voluntary funding , and then saw what might be done with the local authority , but have now turned back to their original search for their own place . |
| 5 | They now intend to go back to their original preferred scheme for a twice weekly market in nearby pedestrianised Station Road . |
| 6 | Others , such as the Hoar Stone at Enstone , Oxfordshire , will go back to their original position if moved . |
| 7 | Either the Serbs will let the refugees go back to their original homes , which is hard to imagine , or the ‘ protecting ’ soldiers will sooner or later have to escort them out , to look for new homes somewhere else . |