Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The daughter of Sharpo steps back a furlong for this race . |
| 2 | Eighteen-year-old James Buchanan from Derry pulled back a two minute deficit from the 32-length swim to finish first after the 32km cycle , recording the fastest bike split of 48 minutes 23 seconds . |
| 3 | But it did n't take long for Mansell to steal back the lead and remained in control until an early pitstop . |
| 4 | Then on December 31 , right before they started ringing in the new tax year , executive vice president Ron Lachman wrote out a cheque to Systemhouse buying back the piece of Interactive that had originally been the most famous part of the old Lachman Associates ( UX No 220 ) . |
| 5 | Even in the mid-1960s , RENFE 's revised statute ( Decree Law 23-VII-64 ) embodied an expectation that the company would be able to dispense with state support : there were provisions for RENFE to pay back a portion of its gross income to the treasury . |
| 6 | He believed that a generous gesture by Israel to accept back a large number might break the impasse , and generate an atmosphere conducive to an overall settlement . |
| 7 | The agreement by Italy to take back the toxic waste on board the Italian ship , the Karin B [ see p. 36788 ] , was followed on Dec. 15 , 1988 , by a decision by the city council of La Spezia , Italy , to accept the return of 8,000 barrels of Italian industrial waste , which had been found in a dump north of Beirut , the Lebanese capital , in June 1988 [ see p. 36251 ] . |