Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | UN flies bodies home THE BODIES of 23 peacekeepers shot in weekend battles with Somali gunmen were flown home to Pakistan yesterday as the UN honed plans to hit back at the killers ‘ within days ’ . |
| 2 | BODIES of 23 peacekeepers shot in weekend battles with Somali gunmen in Mogadishu were flown home to Pakistan as the UN honed plans to hit back at the killers ‘ within days . ’ |
| 3 | Quacking and complaining , the ducks hopped back into the water and swam away . |
| 4 | To enable researchers to report back on the results of recently completed research in the Scottish courts to an invited audience comprising the various branches of the legal profession , policy makers concerned with the administration of justice , pressure group and voluntary organisations and to stimulate an informed discussion of key findings . |
| 5 | ‘ I need a few hours to report back to the office , then my time can be my own . |
| 6 | But you must you must have been asked dozens of times to go back into the pop concert field ? |
| 7 | The work of solicitors goes back to the 15th century and as time has gone on they have become increasingly influential . |
| 8 | In a television address , he called on deputies to pull back from the brink . |
| 9 | In a television address , he called on deputies to pull back from the brink . |
| 10 | New York Giants moved back into the play-off picture by beating Washington Redskins 24–7 . |
| 11 | Adjusters reports should be carefully checked and any omissions or queries referred back to the Adjuster . |
| 12 | I tucked the binoculars into the holdall again and without any sensible plans wandered back towards the dining car . |
| 13 | Our assistance breaks that barrier while allowing for the funds to come back to the Network when the company steps up production and is earning a return on its investment . |
| 14 | Some of his compositions are based on songs dating back to the mid-fifteenth century . |
| 15 | And in the library there is a more recent collection of men 's pin-up books dating back to the Fifties . |
| 16 | Garry Whannel traced four main themes in the analysis of football hooliganism in the popular press in the 1970s : fans were ‘ mindless/senseless ’ ; they were ‘ maniacs/lunatics ’ ; ‘ foul/subhuman ’ ( which led some fans to chant back at the police and the respectable public ‘ We hate humans ’ ) ; finally that they were ‘ so-called supporters ’ and in a small minority , i.e. they made up only a very small percentage of the crowd and they had little interest in the game itself . |
| 17 | This important collection increases the Museum 's geographical and subject coverage and comprises of approximately 70,000 images including views of locomotives , rolling stock , moving trains , railway architecture and civil engineering subjects dating back to the early 1900's . |
| 18 | We have taken various risks looking back over the years , like Wapping . |
| 19 | Cheeks dripping white , the kids walk back to the car , happy and contented . |
| 20 | Hormones pass back to the pituitary gland , regulating its sexual function . |
| 21 | Three sets of lights later , they came into the town centre , a wide boulevard that sloped up a hill with the shops and offices set back from the pavement . |
| 22 | The survey , of 587 accountancy firms ranging in size from sole practitioners to 20-partner firms , shows that many are taking positive steps to fight back against the recession . |
| 23 | She saw his hands relax , and the broad shoulders lean back in the chair . |
| 24 | She listened to the stories of small triumphs brought back from the dances . |
| 25 | Earlier rate cuts are beginning to filter through the economy and the retail trade is making optimistic noises about shoppers coming back to the High Street . |
| 26 | Bigwig 's eyes were closed and his lips pulled back from the long front teeth in a fixed snarl . |
| 27 | The survivors scrambled back to the sepoy lines pursued by a vengeful squadron of Sikh cavalry . |
| 28 | When Kit , informed by his scout that the enemy was present , gave the first order to fire , the soft promise of the light burst into flame ; the vanguard of the islanders fell back from the English muskets . |
| 29 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 30 | As his eyes went back to the old lady , she saw the smile turn on again , and quick suspicion kindled in her breast . |