Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] be [vb pp] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The force of the casual blow was such that Yet was flung back against a bookcase . |
| 2 | It is not entirely clear why the end of such features grows for a period and then is recurved back towards the coast . |
| 3 | They emerge into a beautifully peaceful park or garden , usually meeting a benevolent old man , and then are sent back through the tunnel to return to the physical world . |
| 4 | Erm a little bit of steam around so you do get an impression that it 's erm you know , it 's alive and working obviously not doing a day 's work , but certainly being restored back to working condition . |
| 5 | Gullibility and greed are charges that can just as well be flung back at the life companies . |