Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His shirt is frayed at the sleeves where he has rolled back the cuffs , his skin shows brown down the open front , there are small dark hairs , a glistening drop of sweat . |
| 2 | A TOP fashion designer has won back the son she was accused of stealing . |
| 3 | ICL Plc has pushed back the timeframe for its stock market flotation , saying that it will most likely be towards the back end of the two to five year target it set when Fujitsu Ltd took its 80% stake . |
| 4 | The manager who took Sunderland to Wembley six months ago knows that he 's still not out of the woods , but he has turned back the clock in a bid to stay in business . |
| 5 | The prevarication has set back the effort six months , said Sarfas , and OSF/1 for the Alphas will now emerge first , early next year . |
| 6 | And it 's , I 'm going to do things for the house like I want to make erm Chris has put back the rail over my windowsill . |
| 7 | Brittain says : ‘ She has put back the weight , is in tremendous form — and deserves a tilt at another classic . ’ |
| 8 | This has held back the development of voice operation . |