Example sentences of "back for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl shut her eyes and gripped back for dear life . |
| 2 | Unable to meet the huge cost of the highly specialised asbestos de-contamination work then demanded of the entire Pullman set , SLOA agreed to sell the Pullmans to industrialist Sir William McAlpine ( better known to railway enthusiasts as the owner of Flying Scotsman ) and to hire them back for steam-charter use once the asbestos stripping work was complete . |
| 3 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
| 4 | She would like to get her own back for that row she had got into last October . |
| 5 | He 's determined to go back for that bag , are n't you ? |
| 6 | The Beaver 's 144 cubicfoot interior is divided into a two-seat cockpit and slightly lower 120 cubic-foot four-footwide 52 inch-high main cabin , in which Tony has fitted a pair of three-seat benches , the middle row having a split folding back for easy access to the rear ones . |
| 7 | I have no research to prove that it is an effective relaxation technique , but everyone who has experienced it asks for it when they come back for more treatment . ’ |
| 8 | I have no research to prove that it is an effective relaxation technique , but everyone who has experienced it asks for it when they come back for more treatment . ’ |
| 9 | Railway stock sent from Black Sea ports to another area , the Middle Volga , was not sent back for more grain , but for the most part ended up in Siberia . |
| 10 | And they came back for another fortnight of re-building ! |
| 11 | We pack in the fishing ; Odd-Knut pronounces the last of the worms dead and suggests we all come back for another go in April . |
| 12 | Come out now and come back for another go at the weekend . |
| 13 | ‘ I think he 'll be finished for this season , but we 'll bring him back for another crack at the Champion next season , ’ he said . |
| 14 | But the 33-year-old former champion vowed he would be back for another crack at the title in Flushing Meadow , New York . |
| 15 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |
| 16 | We stayed for an hour and a half taking photographs and looking round before wading back for another hour with our ammo boxes again . |
| 17 | That same Heinkel managed to escape to the Firth of Forth , turn , and move back for another attack run . |
| 18 | Ellwood yanked the rod back for another blow and the barb tore a strip of meat out of Carey 's face from nose to eye . |
| 19 | that 's why some come of course to seek their fortune … they may go home with empty pockets but you can bet they 'll be back for another night at the gryehounds … for another night of fun |
| 20 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 21 | A few weeks later the appointments committee asked him back for another interview ; only one other candidate remained on the shortlist . |
| 22 | instead of having , I mean you do n't think at the time , but what she should of said was can I go away , come back for another interview another day , which means she , she 's |
| 23 | He said as he stepped on the ‘ plane : ‘ I would love to come back for another season at Portadown — but no-one has said anything to me . |
| 24 | Back for another airing are The Old Gits , the pair of horrible old pensioners , Mr ‘ You Do n't Want To Do That ’ , The Slobs and The Scousers , those Liverpool favourites joined this time by Barry and Terry from Brookside . |
| 25 | ‘ But I might just feign insanity some day and come back for another cup of that damned fine coffee . ’ |
| 26 | I must just run up to the Casa to make sure the lorry comes back for another load . |
| 27 | I 've got Kieran back for next week two weeks and then it 's half way through March and first week in April I have n't got him , I 've got three weeks |
| 28 | ‘ He could start back after Christmas but that would be too late for Cheltenham and there is always the risk that he could do more damage which would set him back for next season . ’ |
| 29 | After a short lying-in-state at the Abbey of St Denis the remains were shipped back for eventual burial at Westminster , some two months after the death had taken place . |
| 30 | On 7 July Amedeo wrote a card to his mother telling her , somewhat cruelly , that as Italy was now in the war , he had thought that he might be called back for military service , even though he was an invalid and had felt a slight desire to return to Italy . |