Example sentences of "they would return to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it was all to the good ; after he 'd finished skiing for the day they 'd return to the cottage , and she 'd set out for home . |
| 2 | The wartime government had promised the troops they would return to ‘ homes fit for heroes to live in ’ , but the sick joke was that you had to be a hero to survive in them . |
| 3 | This irony was only accentuated by the refugees ' initial belief that their exile was to be brief , a few days perhaps , at most a month , after which — in the manner of other civilians who had abandoned their homes in the midst of battle — they would return to their houses and fields to resume the life which had been interrupted by war . |
| 4 | And then — because the deepest questions curiously acquire the least importance in such interviews — did they ever really think they would return to ‘ Palestine ’ ? |
| 5 | The party would continue into the wee small hours of oblivion , then pick up again on Saturday mornings when , after a breakfast of Anadin and hair-of-the-dog , they would return to the pub to begin again . |
| 6 | Some felt constrained by lack of alternative child care — as many as two-fifths said they would return to work sooner if they could get child care . |
| 7 | And although he had promised they would return to the seaside house , somehow they never had . |
| 8 | Once they had their lunch they would return to the seats and eat , when finished they were permitted to go outside to play . |
| 9 | ‘ Grandstand ’ had moved back to the cricket but Harry Carpenter had promised viewers that they would return to Sandwich for the finale of ‘ this extraordinary golfing drama ’ . |
| 10 | Indeed , Catesby seemed quite excited and both he and his Queen openly announced they would return to Scotland as soon as possible . |
| 11 | By the end of the week Luxembourg would be nicely set , and next week they would return to the Baron and Countess Maritza , finishing up that week with Luxembourg again . |
| 12 | But Palestinian negotiators insisted that all of the 415 alleged Islamic militants exiled to Lebanon in December must be allowed back before they would return to the negotiating table . |