Example sentences of "back [coord] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recognized Billy Tuckett from way back and thought I 'd save you guys some time by giving you his name . |
| 2 | He 'd been charged eventually and thrust into a cell for the night ; then , half an hour later , without explanation , given his belt back and told he could go . |
| 3 | Not as such so they 're pressing for an answer , the factory , but erm , he came back and said we 'd need firm prices , per kilo price , lump sum price not acceptable , customer offer of sixteen Deutschmark per kilo from , for twelve to fourteen with delivery , your request for those credit verified five months not acceptable , you offer to deliver in eight weeks in which case and we 'd get till twelve weeks , please confirm . |
| 4 | The Great Britain skipper , out for four of the last six games with hamstring trouble , said : ‘ I 'm glad to be back and hope I can sort things out with the club without too much fuss . ’ |
| 5 | I hung back and watched what would happen . |
| 6 | It might be helpful to look back and see what might have caused our present ills — the ‘ British sickness ’ as it is called abroad . |