Example sentences of "[adv] returned [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raynal 's gallant defence so impressed Crown Prince Wilhelm that he personally returned Raynal 's officer 's sword to him as a mark of respect . |
| 2 | The first secretary , Miss Coldharbour , Canon Wheeler 's immaculate conception , as Ian called her , had on the first day coolly returned Julia 's first batch of letters with mistakes marked in a soft shorthand pencil which proved difficult to eradicate cleanly with a rubber when the corrections had been made . |
| 3 | One of the earliest documented encounters took place in AD 109 when a dolphin befriended a boy swimming offshore at the Roman settlement of Hippo in northern Africa , and thereafter returned day after day to play with other children , who slowly overcame their initial fear . |
| 4 | Even visiting professionals new to the course can score well , such as Brian Barnes and Max Faulkner in 1974 who both returned par cards of 71 , ( SS 70 ) . |
| 5 | The winner Martin Finlay ( 20 ) , returned a fine 40pts to win on BOT from the man in second place John Patton ( 9 ) , also returned 40pts . |
| 6 | Seth scored 60 not out and then returned figures of 17–5–42–5 as Witham were reduced to 97 for six , setting up Sudbury for a 60-run success . |
| 7 | Immediately after Christmas , despite the truce , he gathered a large army and threatened to invade unless Henry either returned Gisors or forced Richard to marry Alice . |