Example sentences of "[vb infin] back [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Which was supposed to open and flap back at the end of the world and let her out , resurrected .
2 They saw him start and jump back to the shelter of the bank .
3 Now it is quite possible that these players could all bounce back through the mini tour , or through invitations gained in 1991 , but it does indicate what an unpredictable game golf is .
4 But stand-in skipper McAllister is confident that Leeds will bounce back in the style that made them champions last May .
5 Looking ahead , Souness said he was confident his side can bounce back in the League after the reverse at Tottenham .
6 He 'll probably merge back into the Department of Transport .
7 The inspector concluded that he would n't survive back in the wild .
8 From time to time she would glance back into the room , her eyes coming to rest on the casually seated figure of Tsu Ma .
9 If he could root back through the maze of moment and incident , would he find premonitory signs sticking out like dire figurations of chicken entrails ?
10 If the backpack gets too heavy , of course , you could always canoe back down the river to Chepstow !
11 She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry .
12 ’ Which means you 'll fall back into the Vid , ’ she said .
13 Without the moral strength of the New Thinking it will fall back into the old corruption .
14 To measure sincerity in weapons proved very difficult , and so , from time to time , the American delegation would fall back on the mantra of peace , peace to which only Iraq was the obstacle , peace in which all these obsessions about the latest arms and the best would be redundant .
15 If his education were below that of his audience he could not fall back on the validity of the Sacraments he administered for support .
16 At worst , one could fall back on the immediate family of brothers and cousins to protect the individual , if only by helping to pay up to meet the demands of the tax collector .
17 Once closed , the Home Office will fall back on the well-worn refrain that legislation is required to make a surprisingly large number of the proposals that are put forward , and that no Parliamentary time is available .
18 It is for these reasons that Woolwich is not enabled or required to seek its remedy through the statutory framework , but must fall back on the common law .
19 But neither does he fall back on the traditional liberal solution of improving educational provision , since he has no illusions about the difficulties of inculcating the civic virtues necessary for proper development .
20 She let her head fall back on the pillow , her body arching in swift sensuousness , inviting and inciting the continuation of his caresses .
21 THEY , I predict , will fall back on the last line of defence .
22 However , where negotiation fails , the parties must fall back on the law , and their rights and liabilities will then be governed by the terms of their contract .
23 If we ca n't see anything more unusual suppose we could always fall back on the bubble baths or the anyway I think that 's a bit more than but there you go .
24 does it make any sense , like you could at least sort of fall back on the toilet or something .
25 From time to time Sherif 's woolly old head , loosely wrapped in a dirty headdress , would fall back against the fly-speckled surface of the remaining quarter of a red sign .
26 The gubernatorial trial balloon may well fall back in the Speaker 's face because , quite simply , there is not enough air in it .
27 Either way , the ACT changes will add some uncertainty to an already complicated situation and it would be no surprise to see the Footsie fall back in the short-term .
28 It seems that the central significance of economic support in families lies in its reliability : you always know that you can fall back upon the support of relatives if necessary and that this will be regarded as a legitimate request .
29 If the dramatic frame is an enquiry or an investigation the children might well be creating still images , which they can then bring back to the whole group .
30 Since May was seventy-two when his book was published , it is clear that many of his recipes must date back to the days of Queen Elizabeth 1st .
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