Example sentences of "back [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah but they take it , they , they got documentary have n't be able to get anybody died being shot they got people being brought back wounded and stuff , but erm , basically the there were I R A gunmen there erm at least three was spotted , say in a crowd that size how many more went unspotted |
| 2 | It 'll have to be back dated after Christmas . |
| 3 | well my Lord previous policy , pass policy holders have been paid , all have to do in relation to the future is very rapidly notify their arrangements , if they get clearance they can then get exemption from the data notification back dated and the problems for the future are resolved . |
| 4 | have it within their power to resolve the matter very speedily by going to the commission and providing full notification , even if they have to negotiate with the commission over provisions which the submission was moved , then they can get that exemption back dated and , and |
| 5 | It 's important though to remember that the value of the investment itself will fluctuate so you can not be certain of getting capital back intact . |
| 6 | Do n't worry , we 'll get your wife and child back unharmed . |
| 7 | They argued for a moment and Dr Dunstaple fell back dissatisfied . |
| 8 | Company puts back controversial plan for waste incinerator . |
| 9 | We are now in the game of cutting back unnecessary changes |
| 10 | Went up there the following day and they came back armed with all sorts of things — knives and cudgels — and they went up there and a real fight developed . |
| 11 | 1992 , 28 , 30 ) brought back pleasant reading memories . |
| 12 | We 're here until two and erm now look oh yes Alan can you hang your phone up Alan we 'll call you back sorry about that . |
| 13 | The process has also involved a degree of cautious political liberalisation to attract back Iranian exiles and their funds . |
| 14 | We were also very pleased to welcome back retired employees , , and , who returned for the farewell . |
| 15 | His sales pitch was that the Japanese economy is ‘ coming back strong ’ . |
| 16 | If Sotheby 's is lucky , the judgement that Japan is ‘ coming back strong ’ may sell a few paintings . |
| 17 | Yes Please ’ has been held back due to production problems surrounding their promotional video . |
| 18 | They get the shilling , and a golden promise , and they think they will come back alive one day . ’ |
| 19 | If you got left behind by the Army you 'd be lucky to come back alive , and that 's no exaggeration . |
| 20 | He understood that D'Arcy was after the best opportunity to get his client 's wife and child back alive . |
| 21 | I want my daughter back alive and if the price is one and a- ’ |
| 22 | It took the hero a year to find the creature , taking him beyond the boundaries of the world , but he captured it by swimming across a river , and brought it back alive , as was his instruction . |
| 23 | A lioness , having caught a gazelle , may not kill it but drag it back alive to her cubs and give it to them so that , crippled though it is , the cubs may have a little practice in how to bring it down . |
| 24 | but no I mean I i mean I 've lost a lot of good friends on it , and I would love to see them back alive but , there 's nothing much I can do about it . |
| 25 | He had said publicly on Aug. 12 that his life was in danger , and that the Minister of Labour , Peter Okondo , had told him he " might not come back alive if he went to Busia " . |
| 26 | No one came back alive . |
| 27 | The caller stepped back aghast and stuttered , ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you — I see you 're changing for dinner . ’ |
| 28 | Charlie stood back aghast . |
| 29 | By opportunities for learning that can be at depth , about learning about ourselves , but also the practical things like what do you say to a child whose father 's come back mutilated from war erm how do you write a letter to a bereaved person , and I think children I mean they are capable of doing this , I 've seen it with my own children , with some help they 're able to express quite deep emotions , you know , to somebody who 's had a bereavement , and if they can learn that now , you know , it 's going to be a lot easier later on . |
| 30 | Their problems are so deep and the solutions will take so long that it will hold back political and economic progress in western Europe if we insist that they are brought into the fold sooner rather than later . |