Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] [pron] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 'd just been trying to clear the hell out , then it meant there were probably other FAKINTIL escapers at large who had n't been able to make it back to the mountains either . |
| 2 | Speak to you vet who may be able to manipulate it back into place . |
| 3 | If the tile has simply slipped out of place but is undamaged ( that is , it still has its hanging ‘ nibs ’ on the back ) , you should be able to slide it back into place after easing up the surrounding tiles under wood wedges . |
| 4 | Erm if you you will not be able to put it back after that date . |
| 5 | The two Englishmen missed their family and their lives in England , and had thought that even with no money and no civilian clothes they would be able to make it back across France to one of the Channel ports . |
| 6 | There was also a group of wounded men , some of whom would not be able to make it back to Kufra . |
| 7 | I 'm afraid I wo n't be able to make it back to Greylaw this weekend because I have promised to go out with the cousin of a friend . |
| 8 | With the girl 's clothes we should be able to trace her back at least to the point at which she was dropped during the night — or I hope so , after all that rain . |
| 9 | That 's what I said to that Ann , be able to get something on that somebody says that they have n't said it and be able to play it back to them . |
| 10 | But if we could grasp some of these small particular uses we might be able to follow them back to the main river . |
| 11 | The length of these umbilicals means that , in most cases , the tender can not tend the diver in the true sense , and may not be able to pull him back in an emergency . |
| 12 | Getting the ball back within a degree of percentage and be able to get yourself back into position er you 've got to be very careful with that . |
| 13 | Surgeons at nearby Stoke Mandeville Hospital were able to put it back on and have restored some movement . |
| 14 | Anyway , he left what should have been my share to Matthew on condition that I was able to lease it back at a nominal rental . |
| 15 | ‘ It looked pretty derelict when I bought it but the quality of materials and craftsmanship in those days was superb and I was able to restore it back to its original condition , apart from a few new components . ’ |