Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] return to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After a hundred and fifteen sittings , Cézanne abandoned my portrait to return to Aix . |
| 2 | At first Clare kept in touch with Annabel after her sister returned to New York , but as her own life became increasingly difficult , she found herself unable to write the sort of letter that would prop up Annabel 's crumbling self-esteem . |
| 3 | Qu and Zhuang returned to China on Aug. 23 and the following day the 11 fishermen and their boat returned to Xiamen , Fujian province . |
| 4 | Although his attitude towards the French seemed to change somewhat before he died , Roosevelt had effectively delayed the French in their attempt to return to Indochina . |
| 5 | When her attention returned to Wycliffe it was almost as though she found it an effort to recall what they were talking about . |
| 6 | She must , however , comply with a number of detailed ( and by no means straightforward ) requirements contained within the Consolidation Act , which also stipulates precisely how she must exercise her right to return to work after the baby is born . |
| 7 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 8 | Vietnam has not ruled out the possibility of its army returning to Cambodia if requested by Phnom Penh . |
| 9 | Born in Lagos in 1944 , she was brought up by relatives after her father died as a result of war service in Burma and her mother returned to Ibo . |
| 10 | As a last resort , Richard Baxter decided to try the Bishop of Worcester to seek his permission to return to Kidderminster , even though he knew the Bishop was no friend of the Gospel , and even though many of his friends entreated him not to go fearing his arrest . |
| 11 | But Kelly insists Taylor will be allowed to complete his attempt to return to America for next summer 's finals from the three final qualifying games against Poland , Holland and San Marino next autumn . |
| 12 | Hun Sen and his delegation returned to China for a visit on July 22-24 . |
| 13 | His Majesty returns to Strelsau |
| 14 | Chihana , general secretary of the Southern African Trade Union Co-ordination Council ( SATUCC ) , who had announced his intention to return to Malawi to arrange a national conference of " democratic forces " [ see also p. 38804 ] , was arrested on his arrival at Lilongwe airport on April 6 . |
| 15 | He glanced at Jessamy , then let his gaze return to Eleanor . |
| 16 | At least one Ju87 was damaged during the attack , both Lt. Neuberg and his gunner returning to Cagliari wounded . |
| 17 | There 'd been a repeat of the sensational reports about Waite — he 'd died of a heart attack in an Iranian prison camp and his body returned to Beirut , or the island of Cyprus was on alert for his imminent release — and a three-day series on all the hostages in the Independent , but there was still no questioning of government policy nor a proper analysis of what was really happening . |
| 18 | As you will remember , the Emperor Maximus , having married the British princess Elen , remained in this island for seven years and therefore lost his right to return to Rome . |
| 19 | His attention returns to literature ( if it had ever really left it ) and to the role of the self in relation to discursive contexts . |
| 20 | His wife returned to Methodism later in life and died in Chapel-en-le-Frith 23 February 1803 . |
| 21 | Then his father returned to England , sought out his son and deemed that he , too , should study law . |
| 22 | Mozart and his father returned to Salzburg in December 1771 . |
| 23 | People are told that Mr Zhang was so dedicated that he cut short his honeymoon to return to work , telling his new wife : ‘ One day without hearing the sound of the drill , my heart is heavy . |
| 24 | In his hurry to return to Italy the magistrate did not allow sufficient time for the necessary light exposure and , despite protests from the technicians , rushed off with the recording . |
| 25 | Isabella ignored his order to return to England and stayed on in Paris with the prince and in the company of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore . |
| 26 | In 1891 , however , the offer of a clerkship in the Liverpool office of Elder Dempster , a shipping firm which traded with the Congo Free State , enabled Morel and his mother to return to England . |
| 27 | In April 1959 Blake and his family returned to London . |
| 28 | I was glad that in the course of the night of 8/9 October it became clear that it would not be necessary to trouble Your Majesty to return to London . |
| 29 | I do not anticipate that these will be on a very substantial scale and I do not see any reason why it should be necessary to ask Your Majesty to return to London prematurely . |
| 30 | Answer : I can quite understand your reluctance to return to EDLIN . |