Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or maybe a process of natural selection had winnowed out the overworked and discontented , the theoretical and jaded and left the few who were propelled back to the school by the same affection , curiosity and remembered enthusiasm that had drawn us . |
| 2 | Remarkably , they were given back by the owner without payment . |
| 3 | Off you go , ’ and I gathered we were to go back to the beginning and start again . |
| 4 | Twenty-five per cent of decisions reviewed were changed , 57% were referred back to the local office and in 18% of cases the original decision was confirmed . |
| 5 | When process of care measures were reanalysed after excluding the 21 patients who were referred back to the hospital clinic other than through the prompting system , all process of care measures in table IV remained more frequent in the prompted subgroup ( n=65 prompted subjects ) . |
| 6 | Although many of the yeniçeri forgot all about their origins and became fanatical Muslims , behaving oppressively to their former compatriots when they were posted back into the Balkans , others , like Sokolović , kept in contact with their people and tried to help them . |
| 7 | And , when we were driving back towards the tunnel , do you know Upper Parliament Street ? |
| 8 | Tremayne said nothing until we were driving back to the stable and then all he did was ask me if I were happy with what I 'd done . |
| 9 | Most spreadsheets were designed back in the days when 640KBytes was the maximum amount of memory that was available . |
| 10 | But they were pegged back in the 41st minute when John Bumstead scored with a diving header from Scott Minto ’ s centre . |
| 11 | Tens of thousands were reported back on the streets in Timisoara yesterday , defying a state of emergency , a curfew , and a ban on assembly of more than five persons imposed on the region . |
| 12 | Heinrich and Martha were walking back to the Reach hand in hand . |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you for a lovely meal , ’ she said , when Vitor had settled the bill and they were walking back along the quay . |
| 14 | As we were walking back through the garden to the house , he said to me , ‘ Jane , you 've had a strange night . |
| 15 | On the contrary , when that afternoon 's session ended and we were walking back across the campus , he put one of his Anglepoise arms across my shoulders and attempted some avuncularity . |
| 16 | Then we were walking back towards the carriage , and as we passed I heard Mr Jonesy say to the preacher , ‘ I 'll give 'im the devil when I get 'im 'ome . ’ |
| 17 | While they were walking back from the Huddersfield discotheque , it suddenly dawned on Fred and Arthur that they had eaten three main meals that day instead of two . |
| 18 | They were shrinking back from the basement door . |
| 19 | Already the warriors were climbing back into the saddle . |
| 20 | Most of their funds were lent back to the personal sector . |
| 21 | In Nottinghamshire no less than 164,508 ‘ presumed pickets ’ were turned back during the first 27 weeks of the strike ’ ( Wallington , 1985 : 154 ) . |
| 22 | But now the men were sprinting back from the ramparts . |
| 23 | The papers , covered with crosses and signatures , were passing back to the organizers . |
| 24 | The old memories were stuffed back into the dark , locked cupboard at the very back of her mind , where she kept them safely shut away . |
| 25 | Most were turning back to the western shore , to life but certain capture . |
| 26 | As Ashi dressed swiftly her eyes were drawn back to the carriage clock . |
| 27 | The curtains were drawn back to the sound of a hurdy-gurdy . |
| 28 | Her eyes were drawn back to the set , where Dane was still holding court . |
| 29 | He doffed his cap as we marched past , and a few paces further on we negotiated the turn and were heading back along the road on the other side of the village green towards the saluting base . |
| 30 | La Dolce vita had turned unimaginably sour and it was not long before the Italian stallions were heading back to the English First Division . |