Example sentences of "[verb] back at [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As orbiting was not permitted the force was withdrawn , Sugar landing back at Ford in Sussex . |
| 2 | I wonder if in ten years ' time Mr. Duggan will be looking back at videos of ‘ England 's glory years ’ and then be writing to RW&P to remind us of the lock forward who elbowed his opposite number from behind , perforating his eardrum , or the flankers who really do n't seem to mind where their feet or hands come into contact with their opponents . |
| 3 | He was standing by his desk , his arms circling the waist of an extraordinarily beautiful dark-haired girl , who was looking back at Lisa in surprise across his shoulder . |
| 4 | Previn 's attack came after Mia , 47 , lashed back at Woody with a video tape . |
| 5 | I should mention , I suppose , that in the far east of the county erm the cliffs at Fairlight , which are sands and clays are also going back at sort of the same types of rate , that they 're also receding very very rapidly . |
| 6 | The Japanese government fired back at critics with a report accusing its biggest trading partners of unfair trade practices . |
| 7 | Even Jimmy 's early morning blues were not proof against that , and they eventually arrived back at base in a much better humour than when they took off . |
| 8 | That we arrived back at base in such good shape was largely due to the magnificent efforts of our engineers Bob McSmythurs and Dave Parker who had to work hard to keep our ageing engines turning over . |
| 9 | One morning , he left Leeds at eight am and after interviews in London and a concert in Brighton , he arrived back at school at nine am the following morning . |
| 10 | For Richard it seems to have been a period of reconciliation : with Sebrand Chabot , who was allowed to return to his see in April 1180 , and with Aimar of Limoges , who arrived back at Christmas of the same year . |
| 11 | This arrived back at Quainton at 21.00 hrs after a wonderful run . |
| 12 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |
| 13 | The plan was to look back at intervals after leaving camp to see how long it took for various features of the Land Rover to disappear , so that I would know how much longer there was to walk when they reappeared in the evening . |
| 14 | For some reason , which I can not recall , bombs were jettisoned on the way home — we landed back at base after a seven hour 30 minute flight . |
| 15 | Two years previously he had wanted to hit back at fate for the death of his three cousins ; now he was so joyful that he felt he must compensate in this sacrificial way . |
| 16 | An active member of the police Superintendents Association , Mr McLean says that at a recent meeting disgust was expressed at the Met 's failure to hit back at criticism of this kind — such as the comment by Bernie Grant , MP for Tottenham , that the divisional chief in his constituency was ‘ incompetent . ’ |
| 17 | I got back at quarter to four so erm |
| 18 | One favourite came after a horrendous week of moon-lighting ( working during the day on a comedy , Exclusive Yarns , in Southampton and whizzing back at night for the musical , Wonderful Town ) . |
| 19 | There were other people who started back at midday from Glasgow and got to York at midnight to find all the loos had been closed and things like that . |
| 20 | And there , staring back at Charlotte from the cab of the Land Rover , unsmiling and motionless , was Frank Griffith . |
| 21 | Very often , even though the planes came back safely , there would be dead and injured on board , and sometimes a damaged aircraft would have been unable to release its bombs either over the target or in the North Sea on the way home and would have to land back at base with the bombs still on board . |
| 22 | They had arrived back at camp before breakfast and when he greeted his mother , Joseph had wondered with a sudden stab of alarm if she could tell . |
| 23 | FRIENDS of actress Mia Farrow , above , yesterday hit back at claims by her ex-lover Woody Allen that she threatened to kill him . |
| 24 | AGE Concern in Londonderry today hit back at criticism of cutbacks in its services in the city . |
| 25 | And the Liverpool Harriers athlete hit back at criticism from Dick , who claimed he had ‘ shown no respect ’ for his opposition in last weekend 's British final at Crystal Palace by using the competition as a training session . |
| 26 | CLUB officials at the Volkswagen National tennis championships last night hit back at complaints by Mark Petchey over playing conditions at Telford . |
| 27 | LIAM BRADY last night hit back at allegations from Borussia Dortmund coach Otmar Hitzfeld that Celtic are ‘ violent ’ . |
| 28 | Dedicated Wyn has now astounded doctors by bringing Norman to live back at home for the first time in three-and-a-half years . |
| 29 | The change brought some unexpected experiences and challenges , but all my years as a Head were full of interest and happy working relationships and I thoroughly enjoyed my career , a memorable and refreshing interlude in it being the Centenary summer term back at Somerville as a Schoolmistress Fellow . |
| 30 | She looked back at Jack in wordless supplication . |