Example sentences of "[to-vb] back [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her first instinct had been to creep back to the familiar haven of her room , but now Chesarynth could n't face its bright emptiness . |
| 2 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 3 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 4 | ‘ Let's go and find the bastards , ’ Sharpe grunted , and once he had said it he marvelled at how easy it was to slip back into the old ways of speaking about the enemy . |
| 5 | The verbal instructions are important — they will act as reminders in the days following the lesson and help the pupil to inhibit his natural tendency to slip back into the old habits . |
| 6 | Eighteen months later , in March 1944 , at a second Chinese-sponsored conference at Liuchow , Ho had not only managed to slip back under the nationalist umbrella of the Dong Minh Hoi but , as one of its representatives , was named as a member of a Provisional Government which was expecting to enter Vietnam in the wake of the ‘ liberating ’ Chinese armies . |
| 7 | When the tide turned , we all had to struggle back to the large Irrawaddy steamer again . |
| 8 | Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child . |
| 9 | The latter allows both parties a chance to stand back from the daily routine and take a harder look at overall performance . |
| 10 | Only by trying to stand back from the daily grind and reviewing one 's long term goals can such opposition be slowly undermined . |
| 11 | Even in daylight it had a sombre , suspicious air as if it wished to slink back from the adjoining houses . |
| 12 | Colour began to come back into the young woman 's cheeks . |
| 13 | And , as one later moved into other divisions to be taught by other people one always seemed to come back to the Roman Conquest of Britain , which I found particularly boring , and learnt nothing . |
| 14 | Erm , I 'm sorry to come back to the central overheads er again , but erm it , considering that the other income largely related to ninety one , I 'm a little unclear why the central costs went down , I ca n't believe there 's been any salary cuts at |
| 15 | I think , John , I want to come back to the basic one , and that is , as a customer , if you 're handed what you think is an extended warranty to cover you for all sorts of things erm then you 're very disappointed if you find that most of the things that are going to go wrong with your car are excluded . |
| 16 | Yes , well I think that 's why you that 's why I keep on trying to come back to the regulatory system , because what you really in fundamental form a pension is a contract between an employer and an individual , you know you pay me so much money and when you get to a certain age I will pay you . |
| 17 | Ready to come back to the unreal world ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We wanted to play Dublin but all the venues were booked out months ago , so we 'll have to come back in the New Year and do somewhere like the SFX or the Stadium . |
| 19 | He had a strong feeling that he wanted to dash back to the Romano-British section and break a piece of statuary over the bastard 's head . |
| 20 | The Sheffield Wednesday defender last night confirmed that he 's ready to bounce back in the live TV match with Spurs exactly 12 days after a horror collision . |
| 21 | There is a strong argument er for us to revert back to the previous legal state of affairs in which the anonymity was preserved both of the complainant and of the defendant . |
| 22 | If it has one significant advantage , other than its relatively low cost , it is in its ability to grow back into the complete XPS system should the user ever require such capabilities . |
| 23 | Beyond the glass there was a sporadically placed ring of guards and dogs who seemed uncertain as to whether to stare back at the distorted press of faces at the glass panes , or whether to watch instead the spiral column of smoke and the flames that played at its heels . |
| 24 | The rest of the 50 minutes should be used to look back on the previous lectures and notes on the same topic . |
| 25 | In the week after the election we asked our panel to look back Over the whole campaign and tell us how useful they had found television , the press , and other sources for : ( 1 ) helping decide what party leaders and personalities were really like ; ( 2 ) keeping them informed about the issues ; and ( 3 ) helping them decide how to vote . |
| 26 | The object of bereavement work with the elderly can be more one of continuing supportive intervention and understanding the old person 's need to look back over the past years and relationships than of expecting them to ‘ work through ’ their grief to its resolution . |
| 27 | In splinters of thought , unconnectedly , I began to look back over the past three weeks . |
| 28 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 29 | This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard . |
| 30 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |