Example sentences of "and [vb past] home [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a brave decision : MacArthur was extremely popular ( a Gallop Poll reported 69% in his favour ) , and returned home to a hero 's welcome . |
| 2 | I cancelled the afternoon 's lessons and returned home in a daze , cursing the Allies and hoping that they would be better behaved if they ever came to liberate us . |
| 3 | They were finally released a week later and sent home under a supervision order . |
| 4 | The effect will be as if fraudulent conversion were widened to include the whole of larceny and embezzlement ; the new offence will indeed include conduct which may not be criminal under the present law such as the dishonest appropriation by a parent of things taken and brought home by a child under the age of criminal responsibility ( cf. |
| 5 | He played in ten Hampden finals and went home as a winner eight times . |
| 6 | They were happy affairs — we dressed in our best , played a few games like Farmer In His Den , Blind Man 's Bluff Or Musical Chairs , we enjoyed a tea of sandwiches , chocolate biscuits , ice cream and jelly , sang ‘ Happy Birthday ’ and went home with a slice of cake . |