Example sentences of "have just [vb pp] from a " in BNC.

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31 I had just returned from a training stint in Lanzarote .
32 He had just returned from a fresh session with the PM at Downing Street .
33 He had just returned from a visit in 1937 to the Government fighting front in Spain .
34 The speaker had just returned from a ‘ little-known place , in Southern Africa — Lesotho , or ‘ Basutoland , as it used to be called ’ .
35 Poor had just returned from a week in bed with flu when she was picked to test the trapeze .
36 He looked as though he had just returned from a Chas'n Dave concert or tied up Hercules the horse in the Steptoe and Son barn .
37 He and Diana had just returned from an exhausting tour of America , plugging Britain and British industry at every turn .
38 Jakki had just returned from an idyllic holiday in America ( more of which in a moment ) when she was told to get back on a plane because the Material girl had finally agreed to give an interview on Radio One .
39 Two Chinese teachers have just graduated from an international centre in Hebrew They say both China and Israel have ancient traditions , and it 's about time they got to know more about each other .
40 ‘ I have just returned from a holiday in Hungary with my six year old son and I feel I must write to thank you .
41 When we meet they have just returned from a promotional stretch with Virgin in Los Angeles .
42 I have just returned from a visit to Bulgaria , and I thought your readers might like to see their spraying equipment .
43 I HAVE JUST RETURNED from a trip to Norway , a country I find like an exaggerated version of Scotland — bigger mountains , wider moorland , wilder scenery and more extreme temperatures .
44 Sir , I have just returned from a full week in Belgrade and would like to seek comment and clarification on the information and knowledge sanctions which are now being imposed on Serbia .
45 I HAVE JUST returned from a visit to my landlord , Mr Heathcliff .
46 I have just returned from a NATO meeting last week at which we agreed the military strategy that will accompany the strategic concept now agreed , of which Germany is a prominent supporter .
47 Two of our ‘ boys ’ have just returned from a week there on a rugby tour .
48 I have just returned from an interesting and enjoyable conference on Coastal Zone Management held during a beautiful weekend in Copenhagen .
49 You do n't look like a man who 's just escaped from a fire . ’
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