Example sentences of "[verb] home to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK : But returning home to a burglary can be avoided |
| 2 | But he came home to a recession . |
| 3 | Evenings she came home to a stack of manila envelopes with folded papers lettered in scarlet and black . |
| 4 | In 1902 , Joiner sold the mill to the Somerset-based Dulcote Leatherboard Co , of which he was already a partner , and the mill became home to a number of special processes , mainly for the manufacture of shoe stiffeners . |
| 5 | After the Tower Report was published in February 1987 , and the PROF notes revealed that had passed by computer between the characters , the basement became home to a band of five-o'clock-shadowed Boy Scouts delighting in their own secrecy . |
| 6 | She will twist your poor rich senile arm to pay you out , because you have an airy house on the hill , and she goes home to a room in the damp and humid valley . |
| 7 | Shulamith Firestone undoubtedly did everyone a great service by vigorously extending this notion to women , and pointing out the absurdity of men 's viewing themselves as totally detached individuals in relation to the rest of society , while still expecting to go home to a wife who would always have their dinner hot for them in the evening . |
| 8 | AN ADVENTURER who pedalled a boat 4,700 miles from Hawaii to Japan arrived home to a hero 's welcome yesterday after 110 days at sea . |
| 9 | It consists of a clay pipe to a brick inner sanctum which its hoped will become home to a breeding pair of otters . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | So , for example , someone met initially at work may be brought home to a meal , or arrangements may be made to go out to the theatre , perhaps . |
| 12 | Why not do it and leave it ready the day before , then all that is needed is one minute to set the garter carriage in operation and you will come home to a sleeve which only has to be cast off . |
| 13 | Of course , not all young people leave home to a whirl of social activity . |
| 14 | These were the harrowing scenes at Heathrow airport as the group of Russian orphans prepared to return home to a country that regards them as mentally retarded … just because they 're without parents.They 'd spent twelve happy weeks in the Malvern Hills , being cared for by local schools.And they were dreading going back to Russia . |
| 15 | The aim is to ensure that no patient is sent home to a situation where he might be at risk . |
| 16 | In one case , a couple return home to a house in which there is a smell of gas . |
| 17 | that represent home to a boy |
| 18 | A British doctor , Pauline Cutting , had returned home to a heroine 's welcome and was featured on several front pages . |