Example sentences of "return [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Once the fry have hatched , both parents remain on guard , leading the fry out of the cave in a school to feed , and returning them to the safety of the cave at night . |
2 | ‘ Jared , ’ said his wife in the motor returning them to the embassy , ‘ was that necessary , or wise ? ’ |
3 | Those who agreed were given an envelope in which to seal their completed questionnaire before returning it to the member of staff . |
4 | When you remove food from the freezer , do n't leave it in a warm atmosphere or allow it to come into contact with unclean hands , surfaces or equipment before returning it to the freezer — you will be at risk of freezing in any contamination . |
5 | What you are aiming at is a steady indication on the localiser needle , rather than returning it to the centre . |
6 | It involves sucking the contaminated oil into a cleaning system housed in a mobile trailer , cleaning it and returning it to the transformer . |
7 | This may mean returning it to the dealer or manufacturer , but certainly not incinerating it or throwing it out with other household waste that ends up in a shallow landfill . |
8 | Zhukov clucked his tongue in a gesture of regret and replaced the cork in the bottle , returning it to the shelf . |
9 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
10 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
11 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
12 | He cleaned my clubs and shoes and returned them to the Inn 's store room ready for the next round of golf . |
13 | In April 1860 the Minister of Internal Affairs presented " Temporary Rules on District Land Offices " to the State Council , but in June the tsar returned them to the ministry to await the preparation of a Statute on Provincial Institutions . |
14 | Aggie gathered up the letters from the table , returned them to the writing case , then rose heavily , saying , ‘ Time enough to think about that . |
15 | But … if they 're family heirlooms then however much I want them , I must return them to the family where they belong , ’ she said dazedly . |
16 | He need not return them to the seller , who if he wants them must come and collect them , section 36 . |
17 | ‘ The only thing to do is return them to the Romanians . ’ |
18 | Mail-order firms invariably have an arrangement whereby , if customers are not satisfied with the goods received , they may return them at the firm 's expense without any questions being raised . |
19 | The Legion would return you to the place at which they had taken charge of you . |
20 | The appellant failed to comply with the rules of the hostel , on one occasion leaving without permission , and was brought before the magistrates ' court who returned him to the hostel . |
21 | Punch , will you ride to Bishopstow House forthwith and leave a message to the effect that Miss Abbott is here with me and that I will return her within the hour . ’ |
22 | I flew her three times straight off , and then returned her to the aviary . |
23 | The story is told of Lutey , a Cornish fisherman , who rescued a mermaid stranded in a tidal pool and returned her to the ocean . |
24 | I returned it to the centre and exchanged it for another kit which also gave me a zero reading . |
25 | Five years later , the plaintiff , having been informed that the painting was not a Constable , returned it to the defendants and asked for his money back . |
26 | He returned it to the Society and it was agreed that the arrow would be retained from then on as the Papingo Trophy , with each winner adding a gold or silver medal bearing his name and the year of his success . |
27 | Linda appeared with her bicycle , and reluctantly returned it to the gloom of the garage when Chrissie called to her to do so . |
28 | She handed the glass back to him and he returned it to the restaurant . |
29 | Reluctantly Moran screwed the cap back on the bottle and returned it behind the curtains of the medicine press . |
30 | MY HUSBAND bought me a watch as a birthday present , but it kept losing time and I returned it after the holidays . |