Example sentences of "[noun pl] back to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , once these new languages and varieties had become established in the Caribbean , the same phenomenon of migration took their speakers back to the original " homeland " of the lexifier language , English . |
| 2 | Roland turned his eyes back to the shadowy desk . |
| 3 | These associations can often trace their origins back to the nineteenth century when they were , under different names , primarily concerned with giving relief in cash and kind to families in distress . |
| 4 | Also , both the vicarage and Rectory farm can trace their origins back to the 1500's . |
| 5 | Lucy was also aware that Doreen 's previous anger appeared to have vanished as she carried refilled plates back to the long table , where she chatted and laughed with the men and the two guides . |
| 6 | Jean Nicot , the French ambassador to Portugal who sent tobacco seeds back to the French court in 1560 , has a lot to answer for ! |
| 7 | The ditch seemed a long time ago : two weeks and three days back to the lonely silent abandoned struggle in the attic , to the life that seemed now to be the dream , with Shellerton the reality . |
| 8 | Almost certainly if we had the full text of Edward 's coronation oath , we should find that , like his predecessors back to the early twelfth century and his successors to the end of the Middle Ages , he promised to protect the liberties of the church , which , after all , was also the substance of the first clause of Magna Carta . |
| 9 | In the immediate vicinity , sensitive monitors relay readings back to the central control room . |
| 10 | Hungary 's conservative ruling coalition , led by the Hungarian Democratic Forum ( HDF ) , harkens back to the populist political culture of the country 's Christian Course during the 1920s and 1930s . |
| 11 | Both Greene and Cloke were jeered as they passed the post and cries of ‘ cheats ’ greeted them as they rode their mounts back to the unsaddling enclosure and were hauled before the stewards . |
| 12 | Mark Raggett , a businessman spearheading the effort , said : ‘ If I was to take some of these materials and technologies back to the Soviet Union , I would probably be breaking the law . ’ |
| 13 | Keegan spelled out the philosophy which is steering the Geordies back to the big time under multi-millionaire chairman Sir John Hall . |
| 14 | Eisenman also traced the Sadducees back to the same source , indicating that the term ‘ Sadducee ’ is in fact a variant or perhaps a corruption , of ‘ Zadok ’ or ‘ Zaddikim ’ . |
| 15 | Using this technique , he often traced the symptoms back to the early years of the patients ' life . |
| 16 | Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 , the same spirit of moderation lay behind his efforts to bring religious dissenters back to the Anglican fold and to oppose legislation that disadvantaged them . |
| 17 | Although the fishermen were not happy about releasing the dolphins , the Mayor insisted , and to the cheers of bystanders , and the chanting of blessings by Buddhist monks , State Senator Chen Goei Miao untied the net and six fishing vessels escorted the cetaceans back to the open sea . |
| 18 | They will try to frighten voters back to the two old parties . |
| 19 | She was already getting fed up with the hospital , and could n't wait to take her twin boys back to the large nursery waiting for them upstairs in the medieval castle that was now the family home . |
| 20 | When it comes to neck shaping and so on , it is best to decrease the stitches back to the original number , by , for example , taking eight stitches back to four stitches if that is how you increased for the cable before shaping . |
| 21 | In the end we released two of these three lucky ones back to the same barn they were born in . |
| 22 | SAS International Hotels sold its 40 per cent stake to Inter-Continental Hotels back to the Japanese Saision Group but retained the Portman Hotel , London and two others overseas . |
| 23 | She dragged her thoughts back to the immediate . |
| 24 | Sharpe had to drag his thoughts back to the earlier events of the night . |
| 25 | After a while the Sword Masters of Hoeth began to investigate the cult and report their findings back to the White Tower . |
| 26 | ‘ And none o' them knows the secret o' the tunnel , ’ thought Aunt Clarabel happily as she led her followers back to the Jolly Jailer and handed out free drinks to all . |
| 27 | The corps , which traces its roots back to the 15th century , is to disappear , after 75 years in its present form , at the beginning of next month . |
| 28 | LOTHIAN REGION opened for business in 1975 and can trace its roots back to the local authorities which existed before that date . |
| 29 | And they 'll come from oh two or three miles back to the same tree . |
| 30 | After the fun was over , Andrew drove eight miles back to the royal estate . |