Example sentences of "[vb pp] back for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 2 | There is still a month of the fitness challenge to run and participants are being invited back for a second assessment . |
| 3 | The examination committee records in London show that the majority of students were examined after nine or 18 months ' instruction , and even then they stood a chance of being referred back for a further period of study . |
| 4 | If the complaint turns out to be more serious or if agreement can not be reached on a resolution , it must be referred back for a full investigation . |
| 5 | But Mr Pillsbury was not asked back for a second interview . |
| 6 | ‘ Gone back for a further inspection , ’ provided a voice out of the gloom . |
| 7 | At 133 for 2 , England might have fought back for an honourable draw ; or they might not . |
| 8 | Ferranti 's annual meeting , adjourned until 10 October , will now almost inevitably be put back for a further four to six weeks in the light of recent events . |
| 9 | However , when music is written for a specific text , the maximum musical climax must be kept back for the decisive point in the words . |
| 10 | Naturally , the highest note is usually kept back for the greatest climax , together with maximum volume , note-length , accentuation , etc . |
| 11 | The lowering of interest rates last year provided extra spending power for the family but , as Mr Ingram , 34 , pointed out , that will probably now just be kept back for the rainy days to come in 1994 . |
| 12 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |