Example sentences of "[vb past] just return to " in BNC.

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1 I 'd just returned to Mistress Philippa 's when the bell began to sound . ’
2 Michael Perrin , a young research worker who had just returned to Winnington from Amsterdam took his place .
3 Julia , who had just returned to work after major brain surgery , was given the three-times-a-week slot Focus on Britain in the revamped News at Ten .
4 Craig , who joined the Royal Corps of Transport 18 months ago after leaving his job as a postman , had just returned to Northern Ireland after attending a driving course in England .
5 I had just returned to Los Angeles from the Aleutians where I had been making a film , and I came across Errol Flynn at a party at David O Selznick 's house .
6 He had just returned to his £12,000-a-year job after five months off with depression , the London tribunal heard .
7 One night — I think it was the night before Christmas Eve — we had just returned to the cottage after a hard day next door doing some of the ‘ few finishing-off jobs ’ Nigel had earlier specified .
8 Van Gelder had just returned to the bridge .
9 They had just returned to the courtyard and were about to examine the various outbuildings when they heard the sound of running footsteps .
10 He had just returned to his Laurel Road home from school yesterday afternoon when the tragedy happened .
11 Kermit Weeks and Linda Meyers had just returned to Florida from France where Kermit had flown the Week 's Solution ( an aerobatic type which he had designed ) in a competition .
12 They had just returned to the flat after a long , lazy picnic in the September sunshine , to find Elise out .
13 Barry Glenn , assistant manager at Perry 's Brasserie in Darlington , had just returned to his home in Harris Street on Sunday night when a raider struck .
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