Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the process we may fall back on an idealized view of our own society , or take our cue from generalized impressions of ‘ Western ’ experience . |
| 2 | Curiously enough , it appears that there is no question at all which fits the adjective of a sentence like ( 59 ) closely , so that one must fall back on a metalinguistic one such as ( 60 ) : ( 59 ) the sharks remain dangerous ( 60 ) what did you say about the sharks ? 5.7 Since the property of the postverbal is one which the speaker deliberately chooses to clothe in the guise of an adjective rather than an adverb , it must , as we have already remarked , be one which is capable of being ascribed to the referential locus of the subject phrase . |
| 3 | With the Tories moving on to more radical positions , and the Labour Party now much more centrist , logic seemed to dictate that this kind of Alliance supporter should move back to a Social Democratic outlook identical with that of old Gaitskellites . |
| 4 | ‘ If Prost wants to be called champion for a fourth time he should come back in a sporting way . |
| 5 | ‘ We must get back to a rigid pattern , with players in the right holes . |
| 6 | In February , you must trim back to a fat bud . |
| 7 | To Sheldukher she said , ‘ We 'll report back in an hour , yes ? ’ |
| 8 | It also means that they 'll draw back to a a narrower profile does n't it . |
| 9 | On the reverse Jarrett had written : I 'll call back in a couple of hours . |
| 10 | Yet when he says that this change is not deliberate , he raises the fear that he might go back to a Thatcherite policy , if and when he has the chance . |
| 11 | It 's all right , sweetie , I 'm not coming back with a bone through my nose , but I might come back with a bit less of a bone in my head . |
| 12 | I tell you what , I might come back in an hour when the fireworks start . |
| 13 | Maybe I 've strayed into another world and I 'll get back through a looking-glass . |
| 14 | And they 'll get back on a winning streak by putting the ‘ Ell back in Elland Road — just like it was in the glory days of super manager Don Revie and hard-man skipper Billy Bremner . |
| 15 | I 'll come back for an answer later on ! ’ |
| 16 | They 'll come back with a bang . |
| 17 | If I 'm really lucky then I 'll come back with a tame , talkative Angel for you . |
| 18 | I always feel like saying , ‘ Look , it 's OK , I 'll come back in a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 19 | And I said , ‘ Well , I 'll come back in a couple of hours ; think it over some more . ’ |
| 20 | In fact , I very much doubt that he 'll come back in a party mood . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll come back in a minute . |
| 22 | I 'll come back in a minute okay but do n't go in without me . |
| 23 | He 'll come back in a minute . |
| 24 | Have a go and I 'll come back in an hour and a half and , well what the work study man wanted you see , was to define whether his assessments were reasonably correct or indeed absolutely correct you know , or whether they were too loose . |
| 25 | There are some identifiable developed deities ; there are some incongruously primitive daemons too , which may look back towards an earlier period of religious feeling ; there are also some images of divinities which seem to be relatively poorly assimilated foreign imports . |
| 26 | I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’ |
| 27 | Grant , the people could come back in a few minutes |
| 28 | For fuck 's sake Dawn you 'd come back to a fucking siege . |
| 29 | All I heard was that you 'd come back in a taxi the worse for wear . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd come back from a trip to Australia with pictures of the aborigines ’ march during the Bicentenary Day ‘ celebrations ’ . |