Example sentences of "but return to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If this is correct Rolle was putting some distance between himself and his father but returning to territory known in childhood .
2 CRICKET legend Ian Botham made his shark fishing debut — but returned to port without a bite and bemoaning the ones that got away .
3 Richardson was injured when one of the thugs slashed his ear with a machete , but returned to duty the following day when Dry re-opened .
4 With Anton the Dove Fancier we remain with grief , but return to clarity and simplicity .
5 But , of course , as the patient 's immune system recovered and rejected the cancer so it rejected the transplanted organ leaving the patient with no option but to return to dialysis .
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