Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] not back " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it seemed obvious that the United States would not back down — and Western Europe was still heavily dependent upon the United States . |
| 2 | John Gummer , the fisheries minister , has already angered fishermen south of the Border by stating that the British delegation will not back the demands of English catchers for an all-out ban on imports . |
| 3 | Barenboim could not back down and the great exodus , Boulez , Chereau , began . |
| 4 | I remember David started crying but Ralph would not back down and say we deserved the money , or to have some of it , so we just left them at the Brummel Club before doing their thing . |
| 5 | When she ignored this policy , a patient she sutured later sued , but her employers would not back her . |
| 6 | It is true that liberalism could not back a jacquerie and that it preferred to paternalism the teaching of political economy in schools . |
| 7 | The money on offer was cheap — ’ and normal financiers will not back the games business ’ , says Mr Hagger . |