Example sentences of "[pers pn] return to the [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I returned to the home to offer my sympathies . |
| 2 | I returned to the orchard to say goodbye to Taff before he left to join one of the Commando units around the village . |
| 3 | And when , after lunch , she came downstairs in her new outfit , bought from Selfridge 's last week with the money which J. D. O'Connor had paid her for her articles , and with her next two articles in her bag , ready to be handed in to the great man himself before she returned to the rectory to pick up Rose Bailey , whose time off did not begin until four-thirty , both Dr Neil and Matey thought that she looked enchanting . |
| 4 | Everything was ready and she returned to the yard to sit on the bench beside the rose tree , to sit and wait , eyes closed , and will her clenched fingers one by one into relaxation . |
| 5 | WHEN A foraging honey bee finds a new source of nectar or pollen , she returns to the hive to recruit help . |
| 6 | On her way home she remembers that she forgot to buy any pet food so she returns to the shop to buy some . |
| 7 | Towards 4 o'clock we returned to the station to catch our train , which was to be hauled by a famous locomotive — ‘ Evening Star ’ . |
| 8 | We return to the need to make the questions we ask of Renaissance literature distinct . |
| 9 | He returned to the North to work on the problems of reinforced concrete for a commercial company . |
| 10 | You may remember that , when Olympic diver Greg Louganis struck his head on the diving board , in a surprisingly short time he returned to the board to win a third Gold Medal . |
| 11 | He returned to the barn to ask the other farm workers to help him cover the ricks . |
| 12 | An hour later he returned to the pool to notch his second success of the day . |
| 13 | The briefing over , he returned to the countryside to join his company commander in his trench to see out the remainder of the night . |
| 14 | It returns to the sea to lay its eggs , but otherwise it is entirely at home on land . |