Sentence examples for had only returned from inspiring English sources

He had only returned home a day before.

She hadn't been here in years, and had only returned because of her sister's illness.

James Mayes, a 28-year-old from Islington had only returned from a holiday in Prague the previous day when he died.

The girl, who had been plagued by severe health problems since her birth on April 30, 2006, and spent most of her life hospitalized, had only returned to the family full time in February.

Spurs had only returned to London on Thursday and yet they began and finished sharply – it was just the middle passage of play after Walker's own-goal that made Tottenham look listless.

After his Special Forces stint, Gil had gone on a two-year assignment to Washington (liaising with the U.S. Marine Corps), and had only returned to the West Bank in November 2009 as a senior officer.

His far-sighted proposals on federalism and presidentialism have only returned to the Italian political agenda in the last decade.

Apart from the announcement of general elections MPs have only returned to the Commons during a recess to discuss security or economic crises.

Aside from this trip, he has only returned to Iran once about ten years ago and did not encounter any problems on that visit.

Twelve months on, she has decided to take no risks – having only returned to competitive action last Sunday, with a victory in New York City, following an operation to remove a bunion in March.

But he has only returned to his best batting form in the last six months and remains, alongside Stuart Broad and – in a more mischievous parallel universe, Kevin Pietersen – the only feasible option among the senior players.