Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't intend to eavesdrop , I thought he 'd gone and forgotten to pull back the curtains . |
| 2 | This had to be her mother 's bed , she surmised , and the doctor had forgotten to draw back the curtains . |
| 3 | I thought the doctor had forgotten to draw back the curtain , and I was just about to do it when I heard his voice . |
| 4 | But with this , as with council-house building , no real attempt was made to turn back the clock on processes that were ultimately totally to transform the character of Britain 's housing market . |
| 5 | Of the soft woods pine is good , and larch as well if you in a hurry for a blaze and prepared to roll back the hearth-rug in preparation for the spectacular fusillade . |
| 6 | The hotel 's owners want to replace it with old people 's homes , but they 've agreed to hold back the bulldozers while the building 's inspected by an official from English Heritage . |
| 7 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
| 8 | This can be used to pay back the capital you borrow now . |
| 9 | For the last year , charity shops have had to cut back the number of toys they sell drastically because of new legislation . |
| 10 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 11 | Most importantly , it should be cheaper than some grandiose schemes being floated to bring back the age of sail . |
| 12 | He had failed to win back the support of the MRP . |
| 13 | The company was ordered to pay back the money by the EC , which ruled that the benefits constituted illegal State aid . |
| 14 | The plaintiff was unlawfully charged for making extracts from a parish register , and was held entitled to recover back the payments . |