Example sentences of "back [coord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , after almost fifty years we look back and the rich variety of our doings in the years between fulfills the concept of university as a preparation for life rather than training for a specific walk of life . |
| 2 | On 20 June Peugeot went back and the first sackings of trade union leaders occurred . |
| 3 | The convention that when a telephone call is disconnected the person who made the call will call back and the other party will wait follows that model exactly . |
| 4 | same lines , but , he know he , you assume that as soon as you got outside him , that bloody draft would come round and push him back and the other bloke would carry on . |
| 5 | As soon as The Lizard was rounded , more than an hour later , power was eased back and the two continued towards Falmouth . |
| 6 | Both the top and bottom doors were flung back and the great war horse had apparently galloped away pursued by grooms . |
| 7 | The bunch were 3.30 behind at this stage but the gaps widened hugely over the final miles , the chasers finishing over three minutes back and the third group , led in by Norman Campbell , over 13 minutes down . |
| 8 | Two were sent back and the third was sentenced to four years in jail in Sweden . |
| 9 | When I thought I 'd run out of things to say I asked the front two rows to move back and the whole place started buzzing . |
| 10 | Ruth looked away in panic then braved herself to look back but the gaunt , pinched face had gone . |
| 11 | Johnny did fight back but the old 1-iron killed him off . |