Example sentences of "it [vb infin] back [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry . |
2 | For some moments Harry gazes at them in silence , slowly plucking the lefthand strap of his braces away from the shoulder , and letting it snap back against the shirt . |
3 | … Oakeshott 's conservatism does not appeal to any sort of metaphysical or religious beliefs for sanction or support ; nor does it hark back to a more integrated and traditional form of society . |
4 | You 've got to watch that you see , did it revolve back on the children . |
5 | Father Poole raised a hand feebly in farewell , and let it drop back into his lap . |
6 | If the pointer is moving slowly back , then let it go back to the edge of the circle ; then 1 turn towards the movement 2°-5° ( according to rate of change ) until it is steady . |
7 | In a speech to the Scottish Trade Unions for Labour in Glasgow , Mr Clarke said the financial sector was extremely strong and dominant in the Scottish economy but asked : ‘ What does it put back into Scotland ? ’ |
8 | Tom Clarke : ‘ What does it put back into Scotland ? ’ |
9 | does n't it come back to the issue of wh who they trustees are and who 's interest , given that trustees are expected to be independent , in the end , who 's interests do the trustees represent , because I 've had experience of working with a pension fund that was in massive surplus and the actualar actuaries refused to agree their final report until that surplus was dealt with , so that the trade unions and the employer through the trustees had to negotiate a way of spending that surplus and er given the pressures of the actuaries to say we were not allowed th the funds to continue unless you deal with this surplus , then it comes back to the issue of how the Board of Trustees is made up and if we accept that there is a degree of representation on that Board , then just exactly how that representation is divided . |
10 | ‘ How does it get back in ? ’ asked Melanie . |
11 | If it is a slow-moving species , then it must rely instead on provoking a panic response in the attacker , a response that sees it pull back in horror and retreat to a safe place . |