Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] return to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since they may only return to earth by replacing one of their number with a living child , mothers warn their off-spring never to follow the lights . |
| 2 | He has been in hospital since November , but has been told he must shortly return to prison ( see Replies , this page ) . |
| 3 | And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod , they departed into their own country another way . |
| 4 | The Authorized Version of the Magi 's dream , recounted in St Matthew , chapter 2 , verse 12 : And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod , they departed into their own country another way . |
| 5 | But we must now return to England to consider briefly part of the lively contribution to the developments we are discussing made by Sir Edward Tylor ( 1832–1917 ) . |
| 6 | I trembled because I 'll never return to Rome , she thought , because when I leave tomorrow — and I will leave tomorrow — it will be forever . |
| 7 | Therefore , he could not return to England , where his duties would force him into communion with those whose company he was forbidden to frequent : |
| 8 | They certainly did n't choose to drop out of society like their New York City equivalents who could always return to daddy 's money ; rather , theirs is a quest to reflect the plight of the dispossessed and let them know they 're not alone , to offer the disaffected hope , and to somehow go beyond merely preaching to those who already understand . |
| 9 | Moreover , once the King went to the States there was no way he could ever return to Iran except as a parcel from the CIA . |
| 10 | Many came to the door attempting to sell brushes , polish and so on , often carrying a card from the firm employing them explaining that they were disabled servicemen , I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these . |
| 11 | The Athenians could now return to Euboia , which they subdued ( katestrepsanto , a strong word ) . |
| 12 | In contrast , 5 July saw the end of the already very limited service between Stratford and Tottenham Hale via Lea Bridge , a line which may now return to passenger use following electrification at 25kV in 1989 . |
| 13 | He knew I would eventually return to London and my career . ’ |
| 14 | With the heir to the throne in her hands , she wrote to Edward saying that she and her son would not return to England until Edward had dismissed the Despensers from court . |
| 15 | He had become a political exile in France in October 1990 , and had made public statements to the effect that he would not return to Albania until democracy had been restored there [ see p. 37792 ] . |
| 16 | The Divisional Court , in holding that the magistrate erred in committing the applicant , also referred to the fact that Price had stated before the magistrate that he would not return to Sweden to give evidence at the trial of the applicant if he was extradited to Sweden . |
| 17 | A GAMBLER who made a 1,000-to-one bet that Christ would not return to Earth by October is to sue bookie William Hill for not paying up . |
| 18 | But a presidential spokesman , Vyacheslav Kostikov , said the 62-year-old leader would not return to Congress . |
| 19 | I knew the hareem would soon return to Al Ain . |
| 20 | I wondered when she would ever return to Dublin — I presume that 's why you 're here . " |
| 21 | Sara 's continued presence in the Lime Street cottage meant that he would inevitably return to Stowey , however briefly ; but his departure in the late summer of 1798 was in most senses final . |
| 22 | Poor Sir Isaac Newton , the father of modern science ; if he only knew , he would surely return to Earth and rewrite his books in Sanskrit to ensure a full understanding of their content . |
| 23 | I would then return to bed , setting the alarm for 7 a.m. for a repeat performance . |
| 24 | The payment made to Olaf Tryggvason in 994 , for example , seems to have been part of a deal in which Olaf agreed to be confirmed ( with Æthelred standing sponsor ) , and promised that he would never return to England . |
| 25 | Helen leaves for Chile at the end of September 1994 to help local projects in the country including an orphanage and other community projects and will not return to Britain until a few days before Christmas . |
| 26 | We have launched a reform of our prisons , improving the prospect that those who serve custodial sentences will not return to crime . |
| 27 | ‘ I will also return to England , and any further attempt to keep me here I shall count as kidnapping . ’ |
| 28 | You will both return to Paris with me . ’ |
| 29 | As the war enters its final phase , the UN will probably return to prominence . |
| 30 | I will never return to Treasure Island , but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp , high scream of Captain Flint the parrot : ‘ Pieces of eight ! |