Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] back from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intel is therefore reportedly telling its OEMs that the P6 will be purposely held back from the market , despite its state of readiness , to allow them to recoup their investment in Pentium . |
| 2 | Our hotel which dates to Queen Victoria 's reign is ideally situated , being slightly set back from the busy and noisy seafront road ( A259 ) , but still able to offer a view over Hove Lawns and onto the sea . |
| 3 | Paupers were often taken back from the workhouse to their own parishes for burial . |
| 4 | In the final sentence our attention is abruptly brought back from the remote horizon to the observer himself . |
| 5 | Several papers report on Goldie the goldfish which was apparently brought back from the dead when its owner gave it the kiss of life and poured whisky down its throat . |
| 6 | Her straw bonnet had a large brim which was usually turned back from her face , but today she did n't want people looking at her grief so she had tipped the brim down . |
| 7 | A few class L1 tanks were allocated locally to Colwick , and one of these was usually worked back from Sheffield as pilot to the morning ‘ all stations ’ to Nottingham . |