Example sentences of "[conj] go back for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But what you 're doing here I think it is er , er an example of the partnership , a partnership that goes back for many years , certainly during World War Two and I think er it is still strong and er holds firm today the partnership between the United States and Great Britain . |
2 | With each of is lost a distinctive system of concepts , a system for encoding and encapsulating experience , and a literature of songs and stories that probably contain elements that go back for thousands of years . |
3 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
4 | this is just one of thirty sessions a week for Swindon 's young swimmers … lack of facilities and pool time dictates they start at the crack of dawn and go back for more at dusk … |
5 | Eventually he limped into the channel , recovered his breath , and went back for more . |
6 | ‘ I can manage , ’ he said brusquely , threw them down , and went back for more . |
7 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |