Example sentences of "[conj] they returned to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so they returned to the kitchen again ; and after the meal was put on the table Aggie went through the other room and from the door yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ just the once before returning to the kitchen . |
| 2 | However , one group of Americans which had few social aspirations and lacked political prejudice was that of the young architects , less critical of the man than they were impressed by the buildings and the city he had created , and they returned to the United States inspired by what they had seen . |
| 3 | Down below were lots of fishing boats and I decided to wait until they returned to the harbour . |
| 4 | Steve Coppell , the Palace manager , pointed out that Arsenal remain the only team they have not beaten since they returned to the First Division . |
| 5 | Since they returned to the oceans , their ears have undergone changes to suit the needs of their marine home . |
| 6 | But after they returned to the gate of 888 , a guard said to Rilla , very quietly : ‘ Bel is dead . |
| 7 | His mother , who had spent longer with him in the garden than usual that day , led him into the sitting room when they returned to the house . |
| 8 | In silence they spread the linen upon the bed , tucked in the corners neatly , dropped the pillows into their cases , extended the quilt When they returned to the kitchen Franca said , with a slight tone of insistence , ‘ Thank you so much . |
| 9 | When they returned to the turreted stable block , Victoria was taught how to lead a pony in hand and walked it around the stable proudly . |
| 10 | The first foragers to a feeding site were captured and their light-sensitive cells were painted so that when they returned to the hive they orientated their dances with respect to gravity . |
| 11 | When they returned to the office , a stiff-and-starchy female clerk told them they would have to wait . |
| 12 | When they returned to the hallway , the child was standing by the living-room door , looking as if she might be about to cry . |
| 13 | It seemed a good place to defend ourselves against Silver and his men , because we were sure they would kill us when they returned to the ship . |
| 14 | But nobody bothered them when they returned to the white salon . |
| 15 | When they returned to the house , they went into Emma 's flat . |
| 16 | When they returned to the reception hall , Madame Gauthier had departed , leaving only one dim light switched on . |
| 17 | When they returned to the house , Terry tried to persuade her to accompany her to visit one of her girlfriends , for a sort of hen night , she supposed , but Ellie pleaded tiredness and went up to her room , and that , except for a brief trip to the kitchen for something to eat , was where she stayed . |
| 18 | When they returned to the house Silas and Peter Bush walked from room to room with Lucy hovering in the background . |
| 19 | Yet when they returned to the trot , Hermes was the more winded of the two . |
| 20 | And when they returned to the main column they told how this one had fought like three men against ten times as many of the barbarians . |
| 21 | When they returned to the centre Rachel and Nina applied light dressings to the scalds , then took the two ladies into the rest-room and gave them sweet tea to help them recover from shock . |
| 22 | They all laughed and it helped to relieve the tension , but when they returned to the occupational health centre , far from being criticised for their performance , they heard only praise and found they were being treated as heroes . |
| 23 | When they returned to the farmhouse , it was lunchtime . |
| 24 | She broke into a run as they returned to the cottage . |
| 25 | Bernard loved it , and said so , as they returned to the dingy familiarity of Mafeking Street . |