Example sentences of "were [vb pp] back [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most spreadsheets were designed back in the days when 640KBytes was the maximum amount of memory that was available . |
| 2 | Tens of thousands were reported back on the streets in Timisoara yesterday , defying a state of emergency , a curfew , and a ban on assembly of more than five persons imposed on the region . |
| 3 | Some were taken back to the dungeons of Black Crag where they remain to this day , to the anger of Kazador . |
| 4 | Wooden shutters of washed-out blue and green were folded back against the walls to show thick , beautifully patterned lace at the windows . |
| 5 | At the Legation we were welcomed back by the servants and reverted happily to our accustomed way of life . |
| 6 | About fifty people attempted to gain entrance , but were held back by the police . |