Example sentences of "[noun sg] returned from " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of 1989 a Taiwanese delegation returned from the Soviet Union after apparently fruitful discussions about prospects for trade in Soviet raw materials and Taiwanese consumer goods . |
| 2 | The meltem cut in at about 1100 , immediately after the Blox returned from the shore in the inflatables , bearing the round loaves ordered the previous night in the tiny restaurant among the ruins . |
| 3 | The next boy returned from the office . |
| 4 | The track had climbed , twisted , rocked her in its pot-holes and then swept down in a flurry of loose stones and flying dust , to a house gradually lit , theatrically , as the sun returned from behind a stray afternoon cloud . |
| 5 | Sibelius and Stenhammar were shown setting the same text ( The Girl returned from meeting her lover ) with Stenhammar providing a sharp , sweet , highly contrasted little folkloric scena complete with sad introductory Schubertian piano tune . |
| 6 | Mrs Fletcher was bending over the last of a bed of weeds , hoping finally to rid herself of them before her husband returned from the potato harvesting . |
| 7 | The small grey-haired chemist returned from the back of the shop , still bearing Ibn Fayoud 's prescription . |
| 8 | A fortnight later , on 22 October , the Scots withdrew northwards and soon after that the Bridlington community returned from Goxhill with their treasures . |
| 9 | DAG 's three-man team returned from Sri Lanka in September on completion of a large-scale programme over three years of local government training under the Urban Programme Unit 's Performance Improvement Programme . |
| 10 | When Old Red returned from holiday Charlie , panting helpfully round the Hall like an overgrown puppy , was part of the Cas. scene . |
| 11 | The lad was at the disco one Friday evening , three or four weeks after Derek and his wife returned from Canada . |
| 12 | A PREGNANT wife returned from a family night out to find her husband dying from a stab wound to his chest . |
| 13 | The National Assembly returned from its mid-year recess on Sept. 10 . |
| 14 | The Prince , momentarily forgetting his orders for Sharpe to change into Dutch uniform , dominated the luncheon conversation as he eagerly expressed his wish that the French would attack before the Duke returned from his meeting with the Prussians , for then the Prince could defeat the enemy with only the help of his faithful Dutch troops . |
| 15 | Stewart and Tait could at best demonstrate the possibility of eternal life ; no traveller returned from that bourne with authentic tidings , except Jesus long ago . |
| 16 | He gave Taylor a positive report in the small hours of Wednesday night when the England manager returned from Oslo — where he watched Norway beat Holland 2-1 — and McMenemy returned from Rome . |
| 17 | Neither of Jo 's parents had been to Europe since her father returned from the war . |
| 18 | Briefly he considered making for Belpan City and Caspar at the US Embassy but there was no certainty of the DEA Agent being there , and Louis would have men covering the city docks in case any of the Government returned from electioneering out on the Keys — that much was certain . |
| 19 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |
| 20 | The final selection will be based on local requirements and the information returned from governing bodies wishing to be considered for inclusion . |
| 21 | Shortly afterwards the Jordanian returned from holiday . |
| 22 | The Senate judiciary committee on July 23 scheduled the confirmation hearings for Thomas to begin on Sept. 10 , the day that Congress returned from its summer recess . |
| 23 | In other cities , notably Shanghai with its large number of educated youth returned from the countryside , there were similar expressions of grievances . |
| 24 | Not one of the Hawick contingent returned from Flodden , but each year a flag is carried through the town by the ‘ Comet ’ , this time a young married man . |
| 25 | ‘ By the time the squad returned from Norway I had only had two days training all pre-season . |
| 26 | A French aid worker returned from South Africa telling the Catholic agency who had sponsored our film that he had heard she was dead . |
| 27 | On August 2nd the new Prime Minister returned from Potsdam with all too little settled by the Big Three and completed the formation of his Government . |
| 28 | At the end of September , the prime minister held talks with Mr Poul Schlüter , the Danish premier , and apparently concluded from these that the way was clear to reintroduce the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill soon after Parliament returned from the summer recess . |
| 29 | Grundy , a commentator known for his bilious disposition , had that afternoon returned from a lunch at Punch magazine and was himself feeling no pain . |
| 30 | Paddy Mayne 's veteran A Squadron returned from the Great Sand Sea to Kufra for a few days in mid-November , having successfully raided airfields around Gazala , familiar territory from the past . |