Example sentences of "back the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was augmented by Hastings 's conversion and two penalties , and only now , with more than a quarter of the match gone , did France pull themselves together and begin to pull back the Lions ' lead . |
| 2 | Had he been unfeeling in handing back the bowler 's sweater less than gently ( but by no means callously ) after an over full of backchat by the bowler and his captain ? |
| 3 | The fierce row over threatened savage spending cuts intensified after Mr Major refused to rule anything out in the effort to claw back the Government 's £50 billion deficit . |
| 4 | He was pulling back the calf 's head so the brown eyes rolled up and only the whites were showing , and opening its mouth by slipping his thumb in at the side . |
| 5 | When our engagement was broken off , neither of us would take back the other 's ring . |
| 6 | The earliest recorded work of these artists is in the shrine of These us , built or rebuilt by Cimon after he brought back the hero 's bones from Skyros in 473 ; and there is a detailed description by Pausanias of Polygnotos 's two murals in a lesche ( clubhouse ) dedicated at Delphi by the people of Knidos , perhaps after the liberation of the Asia Minor Greeks from Persia in Cimon 's campaigns , which culminated in the victory at the Eurymedon in 468 . |
| 7 | The theory is that its internal air pocket will ‘ bounce ’ back the dolphin 's sonar signal , regardless of the direction of approach . |
| 8 | Then when Mr Deaves 's fortunes turn around and he sells his house , he can pay back the taxpayers ' money . |
| 9 | It 's for all these reasons that Madonna has been accused of setting back the women 's movement 30 years , but she 's never claimed to be speaking for the cause . |
| 10 | Evidence emerged in July of an illicit operation by a Polish government agency to buy back the country 's foreign debt at a discount , as Poland discussed resheduling its debt repayments to Western banks . |
| 11 | ‘ I can only ‘ ope so , lad , for your sake , ’ came back the corporal 's reply . |
| 12 | Grobbelaar , who won back the goalkeeper 's jersey from David James after the home leg , said : ‘ We will have to weather the storm . |
| 13 | However , these are only blips in the stream of things , as are the rise of index investing and increased use of futures to rebalance portfolios ( both of which slice back the brokers ' business ) . |
| 14 | The Group 's entitlement to turnover proceeds from Indonesian LNG sales is included in turnover after adjustment to add back the Group 's share of transportation and liquefaction costs and debt service which is deducted on an incurred basis on loans raised by the owner to finance the construction and expansion costs of the Bontang LNG plant which is operated on a break even basis . |
| 15 | He handed back the solicitor 's letter . |