Example sentences of "back for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But there was no going back for the impoverished Miss Theodosia Kyte . |
| 32 | India certainly got its own back for the British Raj by imposing this horrific version of the bungalow upon us . |
| 33 | In fact , the proposed mass redundancy in and around the mining industry was probably the straw that broke the camel 's back for the British people . |
| 34 | Then we went back for the long-service merit awards . |
| 35 | After a week , Shaun calls back for the full container and drops off a new one . |
| 36 | He escaped with Bean from the tea table as soon as possible and slipped out of the house , heading back for the open spaces of the industrial estate . |
| 37 | The lowering of interest rates last year provided extra spending power for the family but , as Mr Ingram , 34 , pointed out , that will probably now just be kept back for the rainy days to come in 1994 . |
| 38 | The players , 21 from 28 of whom will be back for the coming season , will be the better for their teething experience ’ . |
| 39 | Indeed , for the local authorities ( many of whom were angry that the Government were treating nationalisation merely as a book-keeping transaction within the public sector and thus paying them little compensation for the takeover ) , the maintenance of uneconomically low prices was one way of getting their own back for the local ratepayers ( who were also usually electricity consumers ) . |
| 40 | When cutting , err on the large size , then pare back for an accurate fit , leaving the new timber about 3mm proud of the rest of the sill |
| 41 | At 133 for 2 , England might have fought back for an honourable draw ; or they might not . |
| 42 | His parents welcomed him , assuming he was back for an indefinite stay and perhaps interpreting this as a change of heart . |