Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] return " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOUTHEND swimmer Sarah Hardcastle made a successful return to competition yesterday after a six-year absence by winning the 400m freestyle at the Optrex National Winter Championships in Sheffield . |
| 2 | RICHARD GOUGH and Trevor Steven make a welcome return for Rangers against St Johnstone today . |
| 3 | The shares are being issued at 100p , and Downing cites an annual return of 15% net for a 40% taxpayer ( annual grossed up equivalent return 25% ) . |
| 4 | Dr John Scott makes a welcome return to the Province from St Paul 's Cathedral London , where he is Director of Music . |
| 5 | JOHN BARNES made a dramatic return to English football last night when he set-up Ronnie Rosenthal to score Liverpool 's winner at Loftus Road for their first away win in the League for 10 months . |
| 6 | At 707p a share , which is higher than the top end of the range indicated in the pathfinder prospectus , Eurodisney offers an average return of 13.3 per cent , compared to more than 17 per cent for Eurotunnel when it was floated . |
| 7 | SCREEN legend Burt Reynolds made a rare return to Hollywood for the launch of his debut as film director . |
| 8 | Butch Reynolds completed a triumphant return to international competition by capturing the 400m gold in 45.26 , the fifth fastest indoor time ever run . |
| 9 | Butch Reynolds completed a triumphant return to international competition by capturing the 400m gold in 45.26 , the fifth fastest indoor time ever . |
| 10 | Original vocalist Caron Wheeler makes a welcome return on Take Me Higher , but my favourite moments are provided by Jazzie B himself , whose pseudo-scientific raps are delivered with a London accent and all the assurance of a crackpot dictator . |
| 11 | It 's also the album 's most lyrically pointed song , Stipe offering a slight return to the eco-concerns of ‘ Green ’ as he bemoans the banality of pop radio while ‘ the world is collapsing around our ears ’ . |
| 12 | LIVERPOOL 'S John Barnes makes a dramatic return to action today to give the Mersey giants a timely boost . |
| 13 | IAN RUSH makes a welcome return to action for crisis club Liverpool here tonight insisting : ‘ We must win for our own good . ’ |
| 14 | Frenchman Alain Prost made a victorious return to formula one in an incident-filled South African Grand Prix on his first outing with his new Williams team . |
| 15 | FRENCHMAN Alain Prost made a victorious return to formula one yesterday in an incident-filled South African Grand Prix on his first outing with his new Williams team . |
| 16 | Paul McBride is back home after finishing at Nottingham University and partners Davy Tweed in the second row with international Brian Robinson making a welcome return to Ballymena 's colours . |
| 17 | WILLIAM Nicholson 's play Shadowlands , about an autumnal love affair , is a perfect vehicle for Tom Fleming to make a triumphant return to the stage . |
| 18 | ANFIELD 'S clown prince Bruce Grobbelaar makes a triumphant return to the Kop today in a bid to keep under-siege boss Graeme Souness in a job and put a smile back on Liverpool faces . |
| 19 | Subtle intensity : Tom Fleming makes a triumphant return to the stage as CS Lewis |
| 20 | John Tomlinson makes a welcome return as the anguished Tsar following his recent success as Attila . |
| 21 | That adds up to a great confrontation in today 's championship clash with title-holders Essex , with England captain Graham Gooch making an early return to Old Trafford where he hit one of the great Test centuries on Monday . |
| 22 | Brian Marchbank made a welcome return to form with a 73 as did Stephen McAllister who was alongside Torrance at two over par . |
| 23 | However it was considered by everyone that the real reason was to let Alec Douglas-Home have a triumphal return . |
| 24 | The influential pair are still out , but new signing Wayne Bond , on the left side of midfield , came out of the game with some credit and Jon March makes a welcome return after illness . |