Example sentences of "[noun pl] back [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That done , he can busy himself getting the Uruguay round 's warring parties back to the negotiating table . |
| 2 | Sir Patrick must hope this will be enough to bring the parties back to the table , to build on the broad principles agreed last time . |
| 3 | Sir Patrick Mayhew and Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring stressed that they would continue trying to woo the parties back to the table — but neither gave any specific basis for optimism . |
| 4 | In June 1946 , a month after a popular referendum had voted down the Constituent Assembly 's proposed constitution and sent the parties back to the drawing board , de Gaulle re-entered the political fray . |
| 5 | Both Governments regard the current upsurge in loyalist murders as an urgent incentive to get the political parties back around the negotiating table . |
| 6 | They 've cut it down and agreed I pay the arrears back at a pound a week . |
| 7 | Cadfael stepped back to measure again the angle at which the body lay , and the few paces back along the path where the assailant must have been hidden . |
| 8 | I never dared to ask , but I understand now what it is that drives addicts back to the needle time and time again whatever the cost to their health and sanity ; I understand now what the mystics lay claim to when they speak of the peace that passeth all understanding . |
| 9 | Large groups of whales occasionally swim ashore and lie stranded on the beach , unable to move their huge bulks back into the sea . |
| 10 | We have to keep making trips back to the shop because we need bread or milk or something else that we 've forgotten . |
| 11 | ‘ If that is the case , we would wish to pass those savings back to the school . ’ |
| 12 | The court will prepare the appropriate form of reply , account for the fee and hand the made-up summonses back to the plaintiff 's solicitor for posting . |
| 13 | The convoy turns and heads back to the warehouse at Zenesa . |
| 14 | The Revenue Commissioners and senior officials of the Department of Finance also advised against the idea because of the difficulty in implementing the scheme and policing the flow of funds back into the country . |
| 15 | The two men looked at each other quizzically , then Duncan handed the pictures back to the policeman and stood up . |
| 16 | Lie back down again , placing your legs back on the floor , knees bent . |
| 17 | He moved away from her and swung his legs back over the side of the bed . |
| 18 | A by pass for Newhnam seems unlikely , residents are hoping that time saved by the new second crossing might entice drivers back onto the motorway . |
| 19 | This can be achieved by making contributions in the year of change and in the following two years , in the latter case by relating premiums back to the year of change . |
| 20 | in waves back to the sky |
| 21 | The Vale Rescue Centre prides itself on releasing nine out of every ten animals back into the wild . |
| 22 | Melanie nervously clattered the animals back into the box . |
| 23 | ‘ To facilitate them we have asked a number of show societies to provide judges with an opportunity to bring a selection of prize-winning animals back into the ring and explain why they have been considered champions . ’ |
| 24 | It took a moment or two to realise he had freed her from what had seemed the inevitable consequences , but she was still suspicious as , with wildly beating heart , she traced his steps back along the maze of corridors , back to the relative safety of the main hall . |
| 25 | ’ She turned and retraced her steps back along the tunnel . |
| 26 | Instead of retracing his steps back along the tunnel he walked forwards . |
| 27 | So you are forced to swing east again and stumble down through a dense birch forest until you reach the wire bridge , and retrace your steps back along the tourist path . |
| 28 | After another fond peep at his sleeping face , she crept out of the room , softly closed the door , and gathering up her skirt in order not to trip over the hem on the way down the stairs , swiftly retraced her steps back to the kitchen and Cissie . |
| 29 | She turned and walked briskly away from the desk , out of the main entrance and down the steps back to the car . |
| 30 | The rear door of the car opened and my father was observed to be standing there , a few steps back from the vehicle , gazing steadily into the interior . |