Example sentences of "be [v-ing] back the [noun] " 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 | Two factors are holding back the development of GIS applications . |
| 4 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be turning back the clock with the men who kept Britain 's coalmines working during the Second World War . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Kevin and his brother were putting back the whiskeys and talking about things that meant nothing to her . |
| 7 | There 's bringing home the bacon … and then there 's bringing back the ham . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | You know in a way South Wales is paying back the debt that we pa w w we paid them in their strike you know I mean and That 's communities helping communities and if really this management is talking about er the fact that they resent families not having to go without over Christmas and this sort of thing you know I mean where are their values you know it 's difficult to understand is n't it ? |
| 10 | It comes at a time when the Reagan administration is rolling back the controls established by successive governments in the 1970s . |
| 11 | Wpc Jones was keeping back the crowd and he called to her , ‘ Send for the ambulance ! ’ |
| 12 | He was pulling back the calf 's head so the brown eyes rolled up and only the whites were showing , and opening its mouth by slipping his thumb in at the side . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She was fighting back the tears , and her throat hurt . |