Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [adv] [vb pp] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The molecules are consequently held back in the liquid phase and the vapour pressure is lower . |
| 2 | Visitors are also transported back to 1905 and the ‘ International Tramway and Light Railway ’ trade show which was held in that year to show the range of equipment on offer to operators and would-be operators at a time when the electric tramcar was looked upon as the wonder of the age . |
| 3 | Needs are always related back to capitalism 's demand for the social reproduction of its labour force . |
| 4 | Hedging plants are usually cut back to half their height after planting to encourage bushiness , but some conifers are best left unpruned until they reach the desired height . |
| 5 | The cheques are then passed back to the branches on whose accounts they are drawn . |
| 6 | This system helps the bird keep its plumage in shape , and any ruffled feathers are quickly preened back into place . |
| 7 | Men are gladly taken back into their lives , but it is themselves the women have discovered . |