And then he turned to her and the nightmare returned.

And each time he went back to sleep, the nightmare returned.

He had fallen asleep and the old nightmare had returned.

She slept at last, but in the small hours the nightmare returned.

Lately the old nightmares had returned in full force.

He did not feel well, and the nightmares were returning.

I am decidedly taken again; for my old nightmares have returned.

The nightmare now returned, but this time it was rapidly turning into reality.

Against his will, his most recent nightmare returned to plague him.

My nightmares returned at a time when everything was crowding in on me and I couldn't cope.