Example sentences of "you [verb] back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One morning you are fast asleep in bed ; the alarm bell rings , so you push back the blankets and sheets , put on your slippers and go to the bathroom ; then you wash your face and hands — and do n't forget your neck and behind your ears … ’ |
| 2 | Seeking a quick fix for your anxiety , you knock back a couple of brandy and sodas : Dutch courage . |
| 3 | Then you strip it of its bark and , while the wood is still green and supple , you bend back the thin limbs and bind them in place with string , When you 've done that you have to leave it on a drying rack above the fire for … oh , I suppose about three months . |
| 4 | ‘ And if you find a cafe , could you bring back a couple of bacon sandwiches ? ’ |
| 5 | Interest cover was already strong and is now at nearly ten times patently er , a very healthy level and whether or not you add back the good will on other er , acquisitions , I dare say the ratio is at a very low level indeed . |
| 6 | I 'll empty the pockets , and you stand back a bit . |
| 7 | you draw back the curtain like time : |
| 8 | You mirror back the world , |
| 9 | ‘ Did you call back the Cartieri Gallery ? ’ said Lucy suddenly . |
| 10 | Well if the Conservatives got in would you cut back the money allocated to recreation and would you cut back on the recreation services ? |
| 11 | With a repayment mortgage , you pay back a monthly sum which is not only a proportion of the outstanding debt but also interest on the remainder . |
| 12 | Pauline Daniels is adept at the quicksilver changes of mood which one minute have you guffawing at Shirley 's gutsy humour and the next have you gulping back the sobs . |
| 13 | The two of you go back a long way . ’ |
| 14 | I think if you go back a hundred years the problems in British culture were much worse , but nonetheless I do think there 's a tremendous arrogance around in modern so-called civilized Britain , and particularly when they talk about the ancient civilization of Israel , I just think that they were a far more humane nation than we are . |
| 15 | If , if you buy a p a new pair of shoes and realize they 're faulty and you go back the next day and say I bought these shoes from you yesterday , I 've still got my receipt , I believe the shoes are faulty , can I have my money back ? |
| 16 | Within a year or so you will have the satisfaction of moving in to the house you have built with your own hands ; your old home will have been sold , allowing you to pay back the building society loan you took out to buy the land and materials ; and there will be more than enough profit , considering how much you saved by using your own labour , to pay for some champagne to celebrate . |
| 17 | If you play back a recording of the rehearsal , consider whether you spoke at the right pace , and particularly whether you made an impressive pause at the right moment . |
| 18 | If the day is hot and foreheads are glistening , these shiny surfaces will ‘ burn out ’ in a most unbecoming way when you play back the shot in colour unless you take steps to prevent this from happening . |
| 19 | Step into this old fashioned , galleried , very reasonably priced general bookshop , and you step back a hundred years or so . |
| 20 | The way she 'd always known it , when you decided to throw a party , you threw a party ; you pushed back the furniture , you got all the food together yourself , you invited close friends who knew each other and for a while you let them invade your most private and personal space . |