Example sentences of "[vb pp] back for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within minutes the car was free , and before I could thank the young farmer I 'd been invited back for a cup of tea and some hot broth . |
| 2 | There is still a month of the fitness challenge to run and participants are being invited back for a second assessment . |
| 3 | The examination committee records in London show that the majority of students were examined after nine or 18 months ' instruction , and even then they stood a chance of being referred back for a further period of study . |
| 4 | If the complaint turns out to be more serious or if agreement can not be reached on a resolution , it must be referred back for a full investigation . |
| 5 | The forces of Chaos are driven back for a time and a fragile peace descends on Ulthuan . |
| 6 | But Mr Pillsbury was not asked back for a second interview . |
| 7 | ‘ Gone back for a further inspection , ’ provided a voice out of the gloom . |
| 8 | who were the religious police who were actually watching , so we have n't gone back for a while |
| 9 | Ferranti 's annual meeting , adjourned until 10 October , will now almost inevitably be put back for a further four to six weeks in the light of recent events . |
| 10 | Revised proposals are expected from the Commission later this year , before they are put back for a second reading at the European Parliament . |
| 11 | MGM was not quite as happy with The Crowd ( 1928 ) , which was held back for a year and temporarily given a happy ending and which proved only to be as Kine Weekly predicted ‘ a sound box office success ’ rather than a runaway winner . |
| 12 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |