Example sentences of "and return [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rumour had it that on a less poetic occasion the Emperor had visited the pavilion accompanied only by Mme Walewska , his current favourite , embarking in a small rowing boat and returning with the lady only after a considerable lapse of time . |
| 2 | As we went away to the sounds of Mrs Otto 's profuse good-byes , I reflected on the nature of the relationship between her and Otto , almost the opposite to what one might have expected : the gallant captain going off to sea where his authority was absolute and his orders brooked no delay , and returning to a wife whom he clearly adored but where the roles were reversed . |
| 3 | Cancelling commands and returning to the window |
| 4 | Tightening the cord of my pyjamas , blinkered by my loosened hair , I listened outside the door of North One , where the sound had led me , a musical instrument playing a familiar tune , I could n't recall the name ; playing it so far , stumbling on a phrase and returning to the beginning . |
| 5 | That he was not abstracting water but merely utilizing it and returning to the river the same amount in improved condition , because contact with the turbine had aerated it , and it was better for the fish . |
| 6 | The main argument presented here is that the General Strike was partly , but significantly , a consequence of the determination of successive governments to reduce wages , thus increasing unemployment in the short term , in the hope of strengthening the pound and returning to the gold standard — a view which has already been developed in Chapter 1 . |
| 7 | I have heard of the boats of a whaler entering an estuary and returning to the ship , nearly filled with Black Swans destroyed in this manner . ’ |
| 8 | Because of the Suez crisis , short-term regulars to whom we 'd previously said our goodbyes were getting re-mobilised and returning to the Canal one . |
| 9 | In these past two years and more , since Matthew had been employed with David , distancing himself from the old man and returning to the family fold , Beth had never stopped hoping that one day he might turn to her with affection . |
| 10 | I want now to turn to some questions of form and genre , trying to identify a particular set of formal and institutional parameters for television , and returning at the end of the essay to questions of value . |
| 11 | There was a daily requisition to carry troops to the Rossall rifle ranges , leaving between 8–30 and 9–30 and returning at the end of the afternoon . |
| 12 | Some Zanskaris make a six day shopping expedition to Leh taking goat wool and yak butter to trade and returning along the river with salt , tea , sugar , rice , matches and perhaps one or two luxury items . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm spending the night down here and returning in the morning . ’ |
| 14 | Eventually , on July 15 , he left the armed forces and returned to the government as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs ( to leave in late November in order to participate actively in the FPP ) . |
| 15 | I 've got work to do , ’ he turned and returned to the smithy . |
| 16 | ‘ You know there are young people , even more meshuggeh than you — who used to be involved with drugs and being hippies in India and God knows what crazy stuff-until they met the Maggid and Returned to the Faith . |
| 17 | No-one was more closely involved in an emotional , controversial and fluctuating summer than the much-travelled Kepler Wessels , who thought his international career was over when he left Australia and returned to the country of his birth five years ago . |
| 18 | ‘ I duly repaired the leads and returned to the airship and refitted the radiators . |
| 19 | Without another word , he departed the room and returned to the study where Luther was waiting for him . |
| 20 | She changed into her swimsuit and returned to the cove for a quick dip . |
| 21 | When Jesus had returned to his Father the apostles did as he had told them and returned to the city . |
| 22 | He went into the kitchen and returned with a plate of local delicacies which he offered me together with a little plate , a napkin and a finger-bowl . |
| 23 | The woman disappeared into a back office and returned with a bunch of ten red roses . |
| 24 | Others at the sale ran to a nearby hospital and returned with a doctor who treated the girl till an ambulance arrived . ’ |
| 25 | She walked to the bathroom and returned with a towel to mop his sweating face . |
| 26 | They founded a little Punjab through whose gates they left in the morning and returned in the evening , glad to be back among their own kind . |
| 27 | So it was a shock this morning , after miles of deserted sands , to come into a small crowded bay : to see buckets and spades and sandcastles , a parade of shops with fishing nets and beach balls and to return to a world of people . |
| 28 | All patients were encouraged to become familiar with their own mole pattern and to return to the clinic before the next regular appointment if they observed any change . |
| 29 | That being the case , I have accepted my father 's invitation to live with him again and to return to the stage under his direction . |
| 30 | Managers could perhaps arrange for practitioners to be allocated specific time in which to develop a clinical teaching role , enabling them to improve their skills and abilities and to return to the ward or practice area with renewed enthusiasm . |