Example sentences of "return to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The feng-huang 's voice was also beautiful , and its song consisted of five perfect notes which echoed in the mountains as the bird soared the skies before returning to its home in the clouds with the gods . |
| 2 | The duppy can only operate at night and will expect a reward on returning to its grave . |
| 3 | The route passes through picturesque villages and the fascinating Canons Ashby before returning to its starting point at Daventry Country Park . |
| 4 | And eel-fishing looked much harder this time , the silver-grey often returning to its den empty-handed . |
| 5 | We moved on across the island to see the kittiwakes ' colony and yet more puffins , this time with beakfulls of fish returning to their nesting burrows . |
| 6 | They would also like to have an independent body to evaluate European science and special one-year grants to help reintegrate post-doctoral students returning to their country of origin after working elsewhere in Europe . |
| 7 | According to their report , " dismantling " or " recycling " are often used euphemistically for dumping , as toxic residues resulting from the process almost always end up staying in Poland rather than returning to their country of origin . |
| 8 | She had got lost , returning to their home in Ambleside Road , Warndon , Worcester , and found herself on the M50 . |
| 9 | Returning to their home patch after an eight-year lay off , feted as long-lost pillars of pop 's dishevelled community , Madness seem more bemused than triumphant . |
| 10 | But they 'll be returning to their home nation , South Africa for a unique cycling challenge . |
| 11 | ‘ Mr and Mrs Woodhead had a domestic argument after returning to their home after the mayormaking and the police were called . |
| 12 | As he came they raised their heads and gazed at him , all together , for a moment , before returning to their feeding . |
| 13 | She rather thought then that they would be returning to their hotel , and , because she had enjoyed everything so much , she added sincerely , ‘ And thank you for taking me around , and for showing me so much . ’ |
| 14 | For the players , there was the prospect of returning to their day jobs with £50 in their pockets , for the landlord there was a healthy night 's takings and for the crowd , even those who had stayed in the bar all evening , there was a nasty ringing in the ears the next morning . |
| 15 | And those bits again , either tuck them in out of the way or better still fold them over and put a big plaster over the top to get them right out the way so no ends are left dangling , remember for most people you 're doing this for they 'll probably be returning to their place of work , okay , so they need to be safe to return to work , everybody okay on that lot ? |
| 16 | Ruth and David Daniels were looking forward to returning to their house after a year working abroad . |
| 17 | However , when Bob was nine-years-old , the Fitzsimmons family cut their ties with Britain and moved to Lyttelton , New Zealand — never returning to their homeland . |
| 18 | We understand that she will shortly be returning to her home in London . |
| 19 | He noticed too that the lone bee that first found the food performed a regular sequence of movements on returning to her hive . |
| 20 | If at any moment she began to feel tense or anxious , she was to stop and concentrate on making her body relax once more before returning to her visualization . |
| 21 | If Florian or Nicky were to draw the obvious conclusion from the fact that she and Luke were returning to her apartment together , becoming aware of the affair Luke had wanted to keep secret , now when it was ironically no longer an affair — |
| 22 | The man smiled at the girl and must have passed some friendly remark , for she looked at him agreeably before returning to her inspection of the petticoats . |
| 23 | I 've changed , she thought , I 'm not the same shallow little girl who first came here to lick her wounds before returning to her life of perpetual glamour and moneyed ease . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a famous one , ’ Miss Honey said , picking up the book and returning to her table in front of the class . |
| 25 | Returning to her room , Ellie washed and dressed , and rather dispiritedly began to pack . |
| 26 | But it is not yet known whether the teenager is returning to her mother or remaining with her 18-year-old boyfriend 's family . |
| 27 | But because the case was heard in private it is not known whether the teenager is returning to her mother or remaining with her 18-year-old boyfriend 's family . |
| 28 | Louise was astonished by the sudden improvement ; she could feel the warmth returning to her father 's limbs and see his breathing becoming easier every moment . |
| 29 | She was returning to her house in Blackheath , south-east London , after finishing work as a West End nightclub receptionist . |
| 30 | A SCHOOLGIRL who was savagely raped just five days ago is returning to her classroom today . |