Example sentences of "[verb] back at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was open to her to come back at any time . |
| 2 | But she thought , looking back at that pewter sky and narrow saffron afterglow as the Aston Martin purred into life and shot away at speed : Yes , individuals do ! |
| 3 | Looking back at that period , the crucial difference in Conservative politicians was between those who thought that the last twenty or thirty years had not been too bad , and who were sceptical that anything better could be achieved , and those who hoped that something better could be won and saw the last quarter of a century as a slow but steady decline . |
| 4 | Looking back at those debates on how we could fill in the time on our hands , the novelist Herbert Gold reflected that the Fifties were a time of ‘ happy people with happy problems ’ . |
| 5 | I 'm sure our successors will be looking back at those acquisitions as good ones ! |
| 6 | Looking back at this time , Nigel was surprisingly patient , but he was worried that , if he did n't improve , he 'd be unable to help with the move as almost any movement of his right arm increased his suffering . |
| 7 | Looking back at this morning — any early mist patches soon cleared and although it was a dry staert everywhere , it has remained cloudy . |
| 8 | Jack came back at that moment . |
| 9 | Then the words rebounded back to my ears and I heard their sound and their meaning , and the pain came back at that moment , too , and it all made sense , the way a policeman 's knock on the door must make sense when you 've committed a crime . |
| 10 | ‘ She never came back at all while Dad was alive . |
| 11 | If we fail to take this opportunity Mr Mayor , as I as I feel we are about to do I am a hundred percent convinced that in years to come people will look back at this year , or however long it happens to be and say they missed out on a golden opportunity to make social , to make more houses and to make social housing better in this city and across the country . |
| 12 | ‘ Although it was horrible to lose my titles , I look back at that fight as a great experience . ’ |
| 13 | As you read through a book or long article , pause after each chapter or section and look back at any notes you have taken . |
| 14 | If you look back at any year you only get ten or 20 good records and they 're not likely to be all in one week . ’ |
| 15 | Look back at any crises which occurred over the last few years . |
| 16 | Cut away the waste wood around the ears with the coping saw , and use the 1in shallow gouge to further shape them and the nostrils so that they angle back at each side . |
| 17 | It is not easy to hit back at that sort of conversation . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | Then she spun , staring back at that hard-faced , powerful man , and felt her heart beat with abrupt violence . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | On a table in the hall was a pile of letters , addressed to officers who might be dead , or in prison camps , or coming back at any moment … . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'll meet him coming back at this time of day . ’ |
| 23 | 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 ! |