Example sentences of "[conj] he returned [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Although he returned to the School staff after the war , he was later compelled to spend some time in a sanatorium . |
2 | Then he arose in fear , and called for light , and it was brought him ; and he looked for the leper and could see nothing ; so he returned into the bed , leaving the light burning . |
3 | And he returned to the event again and again in his works . |
4 | When Section D was absorbed into the newly formed SOE ( Special Operations Executive ) in 1940 , Burgess was not given a job , and he returned to the BBC in 1941 , responsible for propaganda to occupied Europe and liaison with the SIS and SOE . |
5 | His symptoms worsened over the next two days and he returned to the nutritionist . |
6 | One man , whose teenage son was repeatedly sexually assaulted , told Sunday Life that Houston would be ‘ killed ’ if he returned to the Andersontown area . |
7 | Parents and social services were outraged that abuse victims might come into contact with Stout again if he returned to the city . |
8 | But he returned to the side in last week 's UEFA Cup match with Torpedo Moscow and his performance against Brighton finally convinced Fergie that the little winger still has a part to play . |
9 | It was written after he returned to the US at the end of a stint covering the war in Africa and Italy . |
10 | ‘ I ca n't remember after that , except that he drank several cups of coffee , and some wine and some water after he returned to the table . |
11 | Two days after he returned from the city , Athelstan rose early and went to examine his small garden . |
12 | It had been four months altogether before he returned to the Works , by which time Andrew Jones had been installed in the showrooms as assistant salesman . |
13 | Twenty minutes elapsed before he returned to the bridge where Talbot was now alone : as the ship was no longer under way , Harrison had retired to his Mess . |
14 | He stayed the week and was given lots of extra training , but he was still unsafe when he returned to the USA . |
15 | But when he returned to the ministry in 1913 , after a long spell of service in Rome , a great deal had changed . |
16 | When he returned to the cottage he extinguished all but one of the candles and took it through to the bedroom . |
17 | ‘ I just want to forget it all , ’ Murray reiterated , and in his agitation stuffed both letters together into his trouser pocket , where they remained , forgotten , until a month later when he returned to the London apartment , cramped but in a smart street in Chelsea , which his mother 's divorce settlement had provided . |
18 | When he returned to the Gold Coast he had been absent for 12 years : he had departed far too young to have made any mark . |
19 | When he returned to the UK he was eventually appointed to the board , but not , as might have been expected , in charge of the refinery side of the business . |
20 | When he returned to the theatre in 1983 for Chaplin , it was an almighty flop . |
21 | Jackson was still smarting when he returned to the station in the city centre . |
22 | When he returned to the dairy , in the sleepy afternoon heat , nobody was awake . |
23 | Five minutes later , when he returned to the lawn , she was sitting with her back to the tree and , standing before her , he said , ‘ I do n't know how to thank you for your kindness . |
24 | He wondered suddenly what he would find when he returned to the hut . |
25 | Simpson , of Hollyfield , Coulby Newham , was arrested when he returned to the scene shortly afterwards and a policeman smelled petrol on him . |
26 | One can imagine his dismay when he returned to the port and found the ship had gone — either earlier than planned or because the crew did n't want to be caught helping him . |
27 | When he returned to the room , having left the child in the kitchen , Aggie was pouring some milk into a mug , and she said to him , ‘ Look at that ! |
28 | When he returned to the room downstairs , he picked up a book that Lord Henry had lent him . |
29 | He 'd sleep later when he returned to the track , curled awkwardly on the back seat of the car under an overcoat . |
30 | When he returned to the ground his eyes were sparkling with excitement . |