Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] back to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | convert carbon dioxide not , not , not carbon dioxide back to oxygen ca n't they ? |
| 2 | As you wind the carriage along the needlebed , the transfer needle on the rib transfer carriage ( it 's a different design to the knitting needles ) , moves vertically downwards and pushes the ribber needle back to working position . |
| 3 | Punchy thermals which delight the wings of gliders and do not trouble planes with a bit of weighty metal behind them are no longer conjured up by the morning sun to drive trepid microlight flyers back to earth . |
| 4 | The five mile walk back to town seemed more attractive . |
| 5 | It was only a fleeting visit , the real election beckoned the Cabinet Minister back to duty . |
| 6 | There was a rumble across the workshop floor as the motors of the machinery sluggishly-coughed back to life . |
| 7 | The conference , Earth Mission 2000 , reflects a shift in emphasis in Russian space policy back to Earth ; and the deal with the British company Sigma Products is the latest attempt to capitalise on their space programme — the world 's biggest . |
| 8 | Russia 's prime minister has managed to get two big coal mines back to work , but only after a promise that the Russian republic would get control over the mines . |
| 9 | By concentrating on the practical implications of new ideas this book should help to promote positive strategies for welcoming nurses and health visitors back to practice at a time when their skills are needed and sought after as never before in the profession 's long and distinguished history . |
| 10 | The project would " bring forestry exploitation back to life " by helping " to free up " transport links and timber marketing operations . |
| 11 | Described by the studio 's publicist-turned-producer Monja Danischewsky as ‘ the Nanny who brought us up , ’ Cavalcanti helped Ealing 's filmmakers to develop the semi-documentary style of films such as San Demetrio London ( 1943 ) , which recounts the true story of a group of sailors bringing a wrecked oil tanker back to port . |
| 12 | What attracts a nurse or health visitor back to practice is likely to be a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors . |
| 13 | The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite ( UARS ) will transmit data on the ozone layer back to earth . |
| 14 | Karen Hurst helped a 10-year-old a cancer sufferer back to health by donating life-giving marrow last year . |
| 15 | After a while we decided to round off the day by taking ourselves to the cinema , and ended up by catching the 11pm liberty wagon back to camp . |