Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb -s] back " in BNC.
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| 1 | The base goes back to the RAFin SEptember 94. it 's not yet known what will be done with the land but many local people hope it 'll be used the upper H |
| 2 | The trial continues back at Bristol Crown Court tomorrow . |
| 3 | The booing dates back to Cooper 's early days at his native Durham Wasps . |
| 4 | The muscles bounce ; thus the runner gains back from the environment most of the energy he needs for his rebound . |
| 5 | Most of the money goes back — called a feedback — to provide more capital to keep the factory working . |
| 6 | Godard has revealingly said that cinema is dependent on capitalism in two senses : first in the making of the film and second that ‘ in film the money comes back in the image ’ ( MacCabe 1980 , p. 27 ) . |
| 7 | The narrative switches back to Oxford and the RAF , and then forward again to his hospital and surgical experiences . |
| 8 | Dismissing the recent vote of confidence by Peter Swales , chairman of the international committee who appointed Taylor three years ago , he said : ‘ Ultimately the decision comes back to me . ’ |
| 9 | Usually the shop sells the goods , a finance company pays the shop , and the buyer pays back the finance house , usually in month instalments up to two-and-a-half years ; interest rate fixed at start . |
| 10 | In the present Chapter I have written of movements in theory in the present tense , whereas what is ideally required is something grammatically subtler — perhaps there are languages where it exists — like a special tense in which the present extends back to include actions or events that are already in the recent past . |
| 11 | The present looks back at some great figure of an earlier century and wonders , Was he on our side ? |
| 12 | On impact the ARC flares out and springs back into shape as the foot comes back to its original position and shape . |
| 13 | When you 've finished the job , the bit goes back in its place , the carrying case is clipped shut , and it 's ready for next time . |
| 14 | The Hand That Rocks The Cradle sets back the cause of nannies by 50 years — but boy , what a film . |
| 15 | So after dinner I said and she rang the Leeds and they said the cheque comes back here . |
| 16 | The armada turns back . |
| 17 | The large part of the responsibility falls back on the parents — or , in some cases , on grandparents . |
| 18 | So the forward , function is Y equals X squared , which always gives you a positive and then the function comes back , it 's coming back that way , |
| 19 | The building dates back to the early 1800s and although it was partly rebuilt in the early 1900s it still resembles the original design . |
| 20 | The building dates back to 1510 and , whilst it has been sympathetically modernised , it retains much of its original character . |
| 21 | You may lose hair because of illness or a shock , and it is common to have hair loss about three months after having a baby , but this is only temporary and the hair grows back . |
| 22 | From Solva the route cuts back across country to Llanunwas Farm . |
| 23 | The story goes back to the major earthquake , magnitude 7 on the Richter scale , which rocked Greece in February 1981 . |
| 24 | The story goes back to Descartes . |
| 25 | The story goes back to Mnaseas , a writer of the second half of the second century B.C. ( c . |
| 26 | But though Athens ' diplomatic interest in the west goes back so early , it seems that Syracuse 's aims of conquest long preceded and are independent of any serious commitment of men or money by Athens . |
| 27 | When they reached the destination the driver looks back in horror and says the poodle has disgraced itself . |
| 28 | ‘ Or I shall be stuck , sha n't I , if the leukaemia comes back ? ’ |
| 29 | TIME TO TALK : The Duchess leans back to exchange talk with her Texan friend |
| 30 | The origin of the synagogue goes back to the Babylonian period . |