Example sentences of "back at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But we are being beaten back at every turn , simply because of racial prejudice . ’ |
| 2 | The German romantic desire to escape from conflict and to arrive back at a state of harmony and unity is one of the most important psychological motives behind European federalism , and it ignores the basic fact that politics is always messy , divided and unharmonious . |
| 3 | In order to help people like Jeff Lockyer , the Oxfordshire money advice project has set up a Debtline which offers people advice on how to control their debts and pay back at a pace they can afford . |
| 4 | The Fire was started to get back at a prisoner who had refused to take part in a food boycott . |
| 5 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 6 | Both approaches are reflected in the report to annual parent meetings and both require a looking back at a school 's achievements in order that differences or improvements can be headlined . |
| 7 | The coroner suddenly reined in his horse , staring back at a group of dark figures who had just slipped by . |
| 8 | They 've cut it down and agreed I pay the arrears back at a pound a week . |
| 9 | While a few people do not like tape recorders , others love to have what they said played back at a family party , and then argue and correct each other and make interesting extra comments . |
| 10 | But on the other hand , the bibliography for the Tate catalogue required that I look back at a lot of old notices and I find that my perception was not at all valid . |
| 11 | Where a problem seems obviously more complex they suggest that the client makes an appointment with an adviser to come back at a time when the bureau is officially closed to the public . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , police last night hit back at a lawyer 's claim that they had mishandled the arrest of a 12-year-old boy who was released and eliminated from the inquiry last Wednesday . |
| 13 | Back at the lodge they tried to make light of the experience . |
| 14 | It was only when Dexter parked the car back at the Yard that they noticed in the paintwork of the boot two long , deep scratches . |
| 15 | In fact , looking back at the affair , the only thing which stood out unequivocal and substantial was my great whitebound digit which had hovered constantly over the scene , almost taking on a personality and significance of its own . |
| 16 | Scrubby hawthorns hold back at the brink . |
| 17 | We were back at the university , sitting on the bench as if nothing had happened . |
| 18 | But despite a minor stoppage outside splendid sunlit Durham , you could feel the power of the new class 91 locomotives clawing back at the clock on the run in to Newcastle . |
| 19 | The post-war farming depression meant that by 1817 earnings were once again back at the level of the late eighteenth century . |
| 20 | The computer recognises some of the words and phrases which the child types in and reflects them back at the child as open-ended questions that encourage the child to reply . |
| 21 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
| 22 | But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip . |
| 23 | I look back at the door . |
| 24 | He looked back at the map . |
| 25 | Back at the academy , they eat lunch at 2 and are on the court from 2.30–6.30 . |
| 26 | Back at the academy , Ethel sat fuming in bed and watched from her window as the pupils rose like a flock of bats into the twilight and sailed away without her . |
| 27 | I looked back at the rabbit , then got up and knelt over it . |
| 28 | Back at the pub , Connor had been busy serving drinks all the evening , but by this time things were quietening down . |
| 29 | After he had gone , I sat back at the pub table . |
| 30 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |