Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] return to [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We 'd gotten to the stage where we were selling out venues like the Hammersmith Odeon and none of us were prepared to return to the club circuit , so we quit while we were ahead .
2 An armada of small private boats and a flotilla of naval vessels sailed to the rescue ; more than three hundred and fifty thousand men were saved , men who were able to return to the battle against Hitler 's armies in Europe and Africa .
3 Following the Supreme 's Court 's endorsement of Noonan 's ruling , the case was due to return to the Appeals Court to be reviewed by a panel of judges , a process which was expected to take several months .
4 Taking a firm stand against her own silliness definitely helped , and she was able to return to the veranda holding the kit in steady hands and wearing a cheerful smile .
5 In this attempt , however , Parliament failed to foresee all the possible contingencies and it was obliged to return to the matter in 1700 when it established , in the Act of Settlement , the basis upon which the Crown has since devolved .
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