Example sentences of "be back [prep] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you 've been , you 've been back at school since I saw you last , and you 've just |
| 2 | The Reichmann brothers would already have taken their day off on Saturday and today would be back at business as usual . |
| 3 | It would , for example , count my instruction to my son to be back by midnight as legislative , and the policeman 's order to move on when a driver stops in a prohibited zone as adjudicative . |
| 4 | Fry was sacked for riling Flashman once too often , but he could be back by Christmas if a business consortium takeover bid is successful . |
| 5 | Fry was sacked for riling Flashman once too often , but he could be back by Christmas if a business consortium takeover bid is successful . |
| 6 | Miller , speaking from Jersey where Hibs beat an island select 6-0 last night , confirmed that Budgie will be back in goal if Reid fails to recover from the ankle injury that forced him out of the trip . |
| 7 | Britain 's javelin maestro confesses he has no idea when he will be back in action as he struggles with a stubborn injury to his throwing shoulder . |
| 8 | There were fears that the problem might affect Smith 's chances of being ready for the start of this summer 's Ashes series but the 29-year-old player is aiming to be back in action when Hampshire launch their domestic programme next month . |
| 9 | The Brownings and Ferdinando would be back in June so it would be best to go at once , when it would be more likely that her absence would be looked on leniently . |
| 10 | ‘ She 'll be back around teatime if you want her . ’ |
| 11 | Peter rates Dr Devious well recovered from his Leopardstown battle with St Jovite while Jim Bolger is confident that the Irish Derby winner is back on song as well . |
| 12 | She is to me and many others , the best tennis player in the world today , even if she is No 2 it wo n't be long before she is back on top where she belongs . |
| 13 | Young Stuart Duncan is back in action after his career was put on hold following a serious knee injury last Christmas and Malone are still hoping that former Irish Schools ' star Scott Kirkpatrick remains at home rather than taking up an option to return to the States . |
| 14 | I am certain he 's back in Britain because he 's contacted some people . |
| 15 | After a brief flurry of original stories at the beginning of the First World War , it was back to business as usual and , by the early 1920s , some 95 per cent of film stories were adapted from the stage or novels . |
| 16 | Then it was back to hospital where he still faces months of physiotherapy and speech therapy . |
| 17 | ‘ Anyway , that night they put a night-light in my room , in case I had nightmares , but the shadows were even worse than the darkness , and so I just lay there , under the covers , quivering with fear thanks to these damn dragons , and I wished Ken was back from University because sometimes I was allowed to sleep in his room , and I wished I was allowed a torch in my room , but I was n't , and I was wondering about crying really loudly , because that would bring mum and dad in to see me , but then what did I say was wrong ? |
| 18 | IT WAS OBVIOUS the fountain pen was back in favour when it began turning up in advertisements for financial services , computers and instant coffee . |
| 19 | The florist 's hat was back in place before the door had closed behind him . |