Example sentences of "to return from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opportunity to gain this type of employment on the island encouraged a number of young people to return from the mainland of Scotland and use the off-farm income to help set themselves up in farming . |
| 2 | Suddenly it occurred to Alexei that in the event that he failed to return from the embassy the question of solemnising the marriage would not arise , and he wondered again how far he could trust Burun . |
| 3 | But to return from the cooler and immediately start ‘ mountain climbing ’ ( an old Pontypool expression ) was really stupid . |
| 4 | The adverse circumstances appeared to be part of a chain of events : girls experiencing early disrupted parenting before being admitted into care were most likely to return from the institution to a discordant home . |
| 5 | Land agent Robin Barbour , of Bridport , had been told by his family — wife Lavinia , son Henry and daughter Alexandra — not to return from the auction without the trip ! |