Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] back in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 10 per cent ( i.e. £0.9 billion ) must be kept back in the Bank of England , but the remaining 90 per cent ( i.e. £8.1 billion ) can be lent out again . |
| 2 | ‘ Now if the defendants were bound to charge the plaintiff for the carriage of his goods a less sum , and they refused to carry them except upon payment of a greater sum , as he was compelled to pay the amount demanded , and could not otherwise have his goods carried , the case falls within the principle of several decided cases , in which it has been held that money which a party has been wrongfully compelled to pay under circumstances in which he was unable to resist the imposition , may be recovered back in an action for money had and received . |
| 3 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 4 | Though the backgrounds of the successful ironmongers were varied , nearly all their families can be traced back in the neighbourhood to the sixteenth century , either through a direct line or through marriage . |
| 5 | Well they can be tipped back in the tin then ca n't they ? |
| 6 | Hand-reared birds can be put back in the nest once they can feed themselves , but if they 've become imprinted on a human , they may not respond properly to the other birds and the parents may reject them . |