Example sentences of "be [vb pp] back [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This tradition itself can be traced back a long way in political theory . |
| 2 | In chart terms the band were new , but in reality their roots can be traced back an incredible 15 years . |
| 3 | Upwind , however , the daggerboard is still kept in the down position , though in extreme conditions it needs to be moved back a few centimetres . |
| 4 | The two songs were played back the next day by the tired twosome . |
| 5 | Seeing Pugh 's brought back a past visit . |
| 6 | He was brought back a few hours later , dazed and dreamy , with a dull headache and no very clear notion of what had been done to him or why . |
| 7 | Although he was sacked he was taken back a fourth time and he did indeed die in harness . |
| 8 | Such an act may well have provoked strong reaction in both ecclesiastical and lay circles , and Osred , exiled son of Alhred , was tempted back the following year from exile on the Isle of Man by the oaths of certain Northumbrian nobles ; but his supporters then deserted him and he was captured by King Aethelred and killed at Aynburg on 14 September 792 . |