Example sentences of "been [verb] back [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colic , eczema , asthma , persistent runny nose , glue ear , headaches , migraine and even behavioural problems , have all been traced back to certain foods or food additives . |
| 2 | The salmonella has been traced back to contaminated Scotch eggs . |
| 3 | The Chinese have been inching back towards economic reform . |
| 4 | The other man was in no particular rush to be anywhere , being newly-divorced and having been thrust back into bedsit-land alone and at the age of forty-two , but out of a range of possibilities the prospect of hanging around on a station platform with Joe Lucas had to rank among the lowest . |
| 5 | Building contracts are sold to insiders , rubbish is disposed of on payment of massive backhanders and driving licences have been sold back to convicted drink-drivers . |
| 6 | Of the dozens of ailing firms that the Socialists took under their wing in the 1980s , rather than let them die , almost all have been sold back into private hands or wound up . |
| 7 | Some of these recordings are now being used by the YCCC as evidence in the legal actions which they are taking out against the city and tannery , and some of the recordings have been played back to other community groups in similar situations but who have not developed their thinking to the extent of the YCCC . |
| 8 | Attempts to bolster the numbers of the endangered rufous hare wallaby in the Australian outback have been set back by domestic cats , which have killed 11 of the rare animals introduced to remote areas after a captive breeding programme . |
| 9 | Now with 27 designated sites , with representation in all the countries of the United Kingdom , but none bigger than 900 acres in size , they were unlikely to do that , but derelict land and buildings have been brought back to productive use and new jobs have been created . |
| 10 | Mr Evans said that capital spending had been cut back from original plans to offset the squeeze on profitability . |
| 11 | He has been welcomed back with open arms by team-mates who appreciate talent , courage and strong character — we will need all three qualities to overcome the Springboks . |
| 12 | Help from industry has provided a welcome boost to the restoration of R-Robert , with the bomb beam assembly restored by Dan-Air Services at Lasham , the outer wings were rebuilt by Monarch Aircraft Engineering at Luton , the port engine has been put back into original condition by British Airways Engineering at Heathrow and the cockpit canopy frame donated by the RAF Museum and reglazed by British Airways . |
| 13 | Labour Councillors in Oxfordshire have been hitting back at Tory critics , who claim their actions have inflated Poll Tax figures . |
| 14 | However , in April 1990 the President of the World Bank , Barber Conable , said that economic development had been held back in sub-Saharan African countries by the weakness of their political systems , nepotism and corruption . |