Example sentences of "back at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How much is it , two thousand pounds , well she 's offered to pay it back at two pounds a week and er it 's gon na take a long time , is n't it , Sir , for her to pay it back ? |
| 2 | Then they marked half the webs with artificial stabilimenta and came back at two-hourly intervals to check on the longevity of the webs . |
| 3 | Given the geographic spread of the ‘ contestants ’ it was not surprising that the packages arrived back at varying times but outlying areas such as Newcastle , Liverpool and Bristol were not obviously handicapped . |
| 4 | He 'll be back and he might be back at working men 's prices . |
| 5 | It dawns on us that we are back at temporal beginnings and slipping down the evolutionary tree . |
| 6 | Looking back at regular intervals to see if the stranger was following , eventually they reached the access to the street but the guide was astonished to find the man had vanished into thin air . |
| 7 | Okay , and , and we will be asking you back at regular intervals . |
| 8 | A CRICKET club is biting back at persistent raiders and vandals by covering the roof of its pavilion with razor-sharp security wire . |
| 9 | I 'm sure our successors will be looking back at those acquisitions as good ones ! |
| 10 | Looking back at those debates on how we could fill in the time on our hands , the novelist Herbert Gold reflected that the Fifties were a time of ‘ happy people with happy problems ’ . |
| 11 | Labour Councillors in Oxfordshire have been hitting back at Tory critics , who claim their actions have inflated Poll Tax figures . |
| 12 | Children who have been integrated into mainstream schools can return at any time for help and are called back at six-monthly intervals for checks . |
| 13 | Nowadays , when we look back at old photographs and films of the 1950s rock and roll craze , and the Teddy Boys , it is easy to wonder what all the fuss was about . |
| 14 | The car made a U-turn and headed back at high speeds . |
| 15 | The letters , postcards , the silver tray in the shape of the island Eva sent to her personal secretary back at social services in London . |
| 16 | Similarly , the therapist should help the family formulate a step-by-step approach to problem-solving with regard to a particular problem , and then encourage them to try out these steps at home , reporting back at subsequent sessions on their progress and any difficulties that they have encountered . |
| 17 | The general message was not to look back at past crimes but forward to a more worthwhile place in society . |
| 18 | As you read through a book or long article , pause after each chapter or section and look back at any notes you have taken . |
| 19 | Look back at any crises which occurred over the last few years . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , I do hope that I 've done well , ’ Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables . |
| 21 | But when she arrived back at Green Gables , Anne knew at once that something was wrong . |