Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] back for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | A decade ago , NEC Corp surged past Motorola Inc and Texas Instruments Inc to become the world 's largest chipmaker , and Japan has held the title ever since — until 1991 , when according to Dataquest , Intel Corp grew 26% to win it back for the US . |
2 | Twelve years after the Republicans moved into the White House and 13 months after the Arkansas governor launched his long-shot bid to win it back for the Democrats , the man on the defensive was Mr Bush . |
3 | Not going to pay me back for the bloody nose , even if you did nearly knock my head off ? ’ |
4 | English tourists might like to be reminded that the ghastly visitor centres , the scant toilet facilities and the gruesome catering in the West Highlands of Scotland are there to get you back for the fact you won . |
5 | No , but she wants me to bring you back for a meal . |