Example sentences of "then returned to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried it in English , then returned to her story . |
| 2 | Maggie saw Lawler out , then returned to her tea , finishing it in a single swallow . |
| 3 | Her mother was still sleeping and Maureen hastily drank a cup of tea then returned to her ambulance . |
| 4 | She stood there until he went quiet , stayed a few minutes longer to be certain and only then returned to her cupboard bedroom next to the servants ' loft . |
| 5 | After a while , when the sickness had passed , she went to the wash-hand basin to wash and freshen-up , then returned to her seat at the dinner table . |
| 6 | Silas spoke to his uncle , then returned to her side . |
| 7 | She was not particularly hungry , but she went down to the hotel 's dining-room around eight that evening , then returned to her room to spend a fitful night . |
| 8 | PC Laney made a brief note , and then returned to his tour of duty . |
| 9 | Pipe watched the race in a Wellington betting shop then returned to his car to hear the racecourse auction relayed on a phone from his son David . |
| 10 | Immediately , she backed up until she got to the junction and found a gateway to park in , then returned to his car on foot . |
| 11 | Corbett did not mind ; he broke off his constant walking for a meal of fish broiled in milk and herbs , then returned to his task . |
| 12 | He looked up , made a shooing gesture with his hand , then returned to his search . |
| 13 | Whitlock poured two cups of coffee then returned to his seat with one after handing the other to Graham . |
| 14 | Then returned to my chair . |