Roleset return.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "come back":

Roles:

Arg1:entity in motion


Arg2:(extent -- rare)


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point


ArgM-LOC:medium

Examples:

typical (-)
I need *trace* to return on Tuesday.
Arg1:	*trace*=I
REL:	return
Argm-TMP:	on Tuesday




metaphorical (-)
Parents are returning to the cloth diaper.
Arg1:	Parents
REL:	returning
Arg4-to:	the cloth diaper

This is probably a different sense (Wordnet has 16 verbal senses for return) but the syntax seems to work.

Roleset return.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "give back":

Roles:

Arg0:giver


Arg1:thing given


Arg2:entity given to

Examples:

Japanese baseball (-)
Fans politely return foul balls to stadium ushers.
Arg0:	Fans
Argm-MNR:	politely
REL:	return
Arg1:	foul balls
Arg2-to:	stadium ushers




seeking comment (-)
Charles LaBella didn't return phone calls seeking comment.
Arg0:	Charles LaBella
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	return
Arg1:	phone calls seeking comment

Nothing is actually changing hands here, so it's a different sense, but the syntax is the same.

Roleset return.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "bring back":

Roles:

Arg0:entity bring something back


Arg1:thing brought back


Arg2:attribute of arg1

Examples:

transitive active (-)
The company had returned the plant to routine inspection in August.
Arg0:	The company
REL:	returned
Arg1:	the plant
Arg2-to:	routine inspection
Argm-TMP:	in August

Syntax is similar to "give back".

Roleset return.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "send back":

Roles:

Arg0:sender


Arg1:thing sent


Arg2:sent-to

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
Mr. Koskotas is fighting extradition proceedings that [*T*-2] would return him to Greece, where he is charged with embezzling more than $250 million from the Bank of Crete.
Arg0:	[*T*-2] -> that -> extradition proceedings
Argm-MOD:	would
REL:	return
Arg1:	him
Arg2-to:	Greece, where he is charged with embezzling more than $250 million from the Bank of Crete

Almost 'cause to come back' and thus closely related to return.01, but note that you can't have a source argument (at least not to my ears).