Example sentences of "[to-vb] back from the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child .
2 The latter allows both parties a chance to stand back from the daily routine and take a harder look at overall performance .
3 Only by trying to stand back from the daily grind and reviewing one 's long term goals can such opposition be slowly undermined .
4 Even in daylight it had a sombre , suspicious air as if it wished to slink back from the adjoining houses .
5 The hope among many is that Lamont , or as looks increasingly unlikely , his successor , will be able to pull back from the second rise when he comes to the December 1994 Budget .
6 It also brought cheer to the giant Decca record company , which had set up Deram precisely to capture back from the new independent companies some of the money pumping into what there was of Britain 's counter culture .
7 They have a 12-point deficit to claw back from the first Gold Cup leg at Glasgow , and judging from Sunday 's encouraging performance against Edinburgh , they should be able to clinch the bonus point for an aggregate victory .
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