He then returned to his place, but did not sit down.

He returned to his place and got back to work.

They returned to their places in the wall and went back to work.

If the key is left alone for a certain amount of time, it will return to its original place.

I returned the key to its place and closed the door.

He returned to his place in the tree above the girl.

Key one has to be found first, then returned to your starting place.

Finally, they returned to their places on the other side of the room, and he began to eat his food.

Then, without saying a word, he placed some food before me and returned to his place.

As if someone had been here and moved things around, then returned them to their original places.