At this he shrugged his shoulders and returned to his thoughts.

Indeed it is, thought the King of Numidia, returning to his thoughts.

Slowly a sense of order returned to Ghanima's thoughts.

Jamie gave me a brief glance of incomprehension, then returned to his thoughts.

As Derec struggled on, one fact kept returning to his thoughts.

He dismissed the problem from his mind and returned to his own uncomfortable thoughts.

When the waitress had brought the coffee, Martha returned to her thoughts.

Feeling somehow unburdened by the insight, she returned to her thoughts of a moment ago.

Then he took a deep breath, and focus returned to his thoughts.

I stayed on the edge of the chair and returned to my thoughts.