Example sentences of "be [verb] back the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS is the most advanced operating theatre in Europe , equipped with life-saving devices that are pushing back the frontiers of medical science . |
| 2 | Increasingly , however , bankers are pushing back the limits of technology-inspired redesign . |
| 3 | Starting next year the Official Custodian for Charities , who has been in charge of investments on behalf of 40,000 charities , will be giving back the investments to the individual charities . |
| 4 | Kevin and his brother were putting back the whiskeys and talking about things that meant nothing to her . |
| 5 | And now actress Sharon Stone is pulling back the sheets on her sexploits during the filming of the raunchy movies that have made her famous . |
| 6 | To visit the Forge at Titley on the Herefordshire / Wales border , is to roll back the centuries . |
| 7 | It comes at a time when the Reagan administration is rolling back the controls established by successive governments in the 1970s . |
| 8 | Sir Anthony had concluded his business with the plump lawyer as far as he was able to overcome his distaste for discussing deals or mentioning money , and he was holding back the brambles for her , as it were , letting her into their company , and she butted through , a young dog again , let out for a walk . |
| 9 | She was fighting back the tears , and her throat hurt . |