Example sentences of "[vb base] back the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clients will announce their intentions to the group , and then report back the following week . |
| 2 | No , that 's nothing , call off the men in the white coats , send back the padded van , we 've got our own first-aid kit . |
| 3 | You 've got to lift the whole lot off the wall and unthread the curtains and put back the right number of rings and hooks and it 's a palaver and I have n't done it . |
| 4 | Will he also use this opportunity to give a categorical pledge that under no circumstances will he lift the ceiling on national insurance contributions , because that would , in effect , claw back the extra pay that teachers gained yesterday ? |
| 5 | That 's what you 've indicated , so how do people claw back the bad position that they were in before ? |
| 6 | Interest cover was already strong and is now at nearly ten times patently er , a very healthy level and whether or not you add back the good will on other er , acquisitions , I dare say the ratio is at a very low level indeed . |
| 7 | ( b ) Draw back the spent punch , using this action to bring the knee forwards and up . |
| 8 | Tie off above the implant , push back the scooped-out soil and that part of the job is done . |
| 9 | Bring back the armoured car to St Petersburg |
| 10 | ‘ Bring back the old bat ’ |
| 11 | Make sure the brushes go back the right way up — match them with the side you have not yet removed . |
| 12 | This will ensure that the appropriate corporation tax accounting period can be created , and the company is then free to pay the dividend and carry back the relevant ACT . |
| 13 | I pull back the candlewick bedspread and lie on my back with my manuscript . |
| 14 | However , do n't thrust the chin forwards and only pull back the withdrawing hand as far as the side of the face — not to the ribs or the hip . |
| 15 | Throw your body-weight forwards and pull back the leading fist , using this combination action to snap punch into the opponent 's face . |
| 16 | Canvassers who normally get the forms back after a maximum of four visits to any household are now having to return seven or more times before the people hand back the completed form . |
| 17 | From first thing in the morning , when you turn off the clock-radio , throw back the fibre-filled duvet and activate the toaster , to the end of the day when you switch the TV off and the kettle on , plastic items have become an indispensable part of our lives . |