Example sentences of "you [vb base] 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 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 .
5 I 'll empty the pockets , and you stand back a bit .
6 you draw back the curtain like time :
7 You mirror back the world ,
8 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 .
9 The two of you go back a long way . ’
10 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 .
11 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 ?
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 Step into this old fashioned , galleried , very reasonably priced general bookshop , and you step back a hundred years or so .
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