Example sentences of "return [prep] time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She returned in time for breakfast . |
| 2 | I 'd leave the shop at 6 p.m. , drive off to a gig , ( reeking of chips despite bathing nightly in Domestos ) and return in time for the hour and a half of cleaning which began as soon as the last customer left at midnight . |
| 3 | He was accompanied by the track doctor , who was unable to return in time for Exeter to complete the meeting by their 10pm curfew . |
| 4 | Gould left for Sydney , with plans to return in time for the birth , excited and full of anticipation at the prospect of ‘ fresh fields ’ . |
| 5 | Gould had only a couple of weeks to spare here ( he had been delayed a week in Maitland on the lower reaches of the Hunter while he waited to meet up with Stephen Coxen ) , having promised Eliza to forsake his desire to continue collecting , and to return in time for the delivery of their child . |
| 6 | With that in the bucket they headed back to shore , had lunch , a couple of pints , and returned in time for the weigh-in . |