Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [vb infin] back [prep] " in BNC.

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1 If it is a slow-moving species , then it must rely instead on provoking a panic response in the attacker , a response that sees it pull back in horror and retreat to a safe place .
2 But neither does he fall back on the traditional liberal solution of improving educational provision , since he has no illusions about the difficulties of inculcating the civic virtues necessary for proper development .
3 ‘ How does it get back in ? ’ asked Melanie .
4 In a speech to the Scottish Trade Unions for Labour in Glasgow , Mr Clarke said the financial sector was extremely strong and dominant in the Scottish economy but asked : ‘ What does it put back into Scotland ? ’
5 Tom Clarke : ‘ What does it put back into Scotland ? ’
6 … Oakeshott 's conservatism does not appeal to any sort of metaphysical or religious beliefs for sanction or support ; nor does it hark back to a more integrated and traditional form of society .
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