Example sentences of "[verb] back some [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Run by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency ( DVLA ) in conjunction with the police , the campaign aims to rake back some of the estimated £115 million a year lost from evasion of vehicle excise duty . |
| 2 | It is possible , Independence said , that NCR could buy back some of the ports to sell to its own customers . |
| 3 | Instead , I cut back some of the more boisterous forest plants in my garden . |
| 4 | In non-metropolitan England , the nine largest former county boroughs , all with populations above 200,000 , began ‘ a campaign within two months of the new authorities taking over , to win back some of the powers they had lost to the counties ’ ( Alexander 1982b:64 ) . |
| 5 | This could make one gram of tritium in half a day and as a byproduct give back some of the electrical power — one megawatt — from the fusion processes involved . |
| 6 | He even offered to continue to supply arms — thought at this time the new regime was trying to get the United States to buy back some of the more expensive equipment that the Shah had purchased . |
| 7 | Since I did love my father and regretted that our busy lives had separated us , the chance to look after him , to give back some of the love he had given me , was in many ways terrifically satisfying . |
| 8 | Sir Anthony Barrowclough 's report could , indeed , be viewed in those terms and holding back some of the more sensitive parts would be consistent with the Serious Fraud Office 's efforts to restrain some of the most recent civil court hearings on the affair . |
| 9 | Similarly , it becomes necessary to read back some of the concerns of the later 1970s about levels of spending into the reports which fed into the 1972 legislation ( for example , p. 243 ) . |
| 10 | But with the interest bill now well over £600m a year , it is surely now getting to the stage where there is some doubt whether revenue will be sufficient to cover running costs and pay back some of the monumental debt . |
| 11 | For the filling , coarsely grate the cheeses , add the flour and baking powder , then gradually stir in the mint and beaten eggs until you have a stiffish paste ( keep back some of the beaten egg if the mixture becomes too runny ) . |
| 12 | Keep back some of the remaining white fondant ( about 75g/3oz ) and colour the rest with black food colouring . |
| 13 | Properties and insurances gave back some of the sharp gains of the past two weeks , but building stocks were supported . |
| 14 | We 're just putting back some of the blood you lost . |
| 15 | It appealled and won back some of the money . |
| 16 | Ruehe said the long-term goal was still to roll back some of the Serb gains , as foreseen under a UN-backed peace plan that would divide Bosnia into 10 regions . |
| 17 | SPOT the dog is a greyhound in a million — he 's beaten cancer , and this weekend will resume his racing career in a bid to pay back some of the costs of two major operations that saved his life . |
| 18 | He said there was a protest movement , similar to that among American Indians , which had had some small success in winning back some of the lands that had been taken over . |
| 19 | Anne and Tim 's marriage should help put back some of the fairytale magic . |
| 20 | ‘ I started as a player in pro football in 1953 and what I 'm trying to do now is put back some of the enjoyment I 've had from the game , ’ he added . |
| 21 | You desperately needed to see me , maybe even to take back some of the things you said ? ’ |
| 22 | Following the appointment of a new Minister of Tourism , the Jordanian Tourism Consortia , which incorporates hoteliers , tour operators and transport companies , is preparing a marketing campaign aimed at luring back some of the missing millions of tourists and business travellers , particularly from nearby Arab states . |
| 23 | We are not saying that taxpayers should not be able to claw back some of the costs at a later stage , but the carer 's position should be protected . |