Example sentences of "[prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Is it fer an air-raid shelter ? ’ he inquired . |
| 2 | Yet by the 1830s , some 50 students a year were gaining their qualifying diploma ( after an oral examination , conducted exclusively by medical men ) and the profession was steadily gaining recognition and status . |
| 3 | Leave to move was given by Otton J. on 15 January 1991 after an oral hearing . |
| 4 | Lactose absotption was assessed by measurement of breath hydrogen concentrations after an oral lactose load . |
| 5 | All patients had typical clinical features of the acromegaly syndrome , high circulating growth hormone concentrations which were not suppressed below 2 µg/l after an oral glucose load , and insulin like growth factor-1 ( IGF-1 ) or somatomedin-C plasma concentrations above the mean 2 ( SD ) for age . |
| 6 | In the same way , if , after an oral representation , the terms of the sale are reduced into writing which does not include the representation , this may indicate that it did not form part of the agreement . |
| 7 | A state of emergency was declared in the Transylvanian city of Tirgu Mures , 300 km north-west of the capital Bucharest , on March 20 after an estimated 2,000 Romanian nationalists , armed with scythes , axes and clubs , had attacked a peaceful demonstration of 5,000 ethnic Hungarians . |
| 8 | The court heard he broke into RJ Kent motors after an all-day drinking binge at family celebrations . |
| 9 | But the Trust claims it ca n't afford to carry out her wishes , and after an all-day meeting with proespective buyers at Townsends Solicitors in Swindon , it announced tonight that the manor has been sold . |
| 10 | After an all-day private hearing involving lawyers for both sides , the European Commission of Human Rights will decide if there is a case to be answered before the Human Rights Court . |
| 11 | After an uncertain start they have responded in different ways to demands for a more active vocal part for the congregation . |
| 12 | After an uncertain glance at his mistress , Hector slunk after her . |
| 13 | The UN had never before mounted such a complex and expensive peace-keeping operation , and after an uncertain start [ see pp. 36576-77 ] its role as facilitator was widely approved . |
| 14 | Others included Cecil Parkinson , whose devotion ensured his survival even after an undistinguished ministerial career and despite his former mistress presenting their illegitimate child to the press . |
| 15 | THE world teetered on the brink of a new Cold War for 30 minutes yesterday after an astonishing speech by Russia 's Foreign Minister . |
| 16 | Faye exclaimed , after an anxious glance at Belinda , her bright mouth creasing into two thin lines . |
| 17 | After an intraduodenal pulse of 100 µmol HCl , the release of PGE 2 appreciably increased in all three groupsof rats . |
| 18 | Karen Cilmore from Bolton tests her fitness after an alcohol-free cocktail while barman Mike Connell demonstrates the tricks of the trade Picture : TRACEY O'NEILL |
| 19 | Subjects were examined at baseline , at 4 , 8 , and 16 weeks on treatment , and again after an 8 week washout . |
| 20 | After an 8 day trial , David Harper , the last of three defendants , was cleared of killing the 17 year old twin sisters in a barn fire . |
| 21 | After an atmospheric Christmassy sequence slower than the rest , Arnold suddenly launches into a bold pastiche of West Indian pop music , steel band references and all . |
| 22 | However , after an uncomfortable night with hardly any sleep , a rudimentary wash at the station , an hour 's work , a long train journey , a long walk to a day centre for a shower , and then with another long walk ahead of me , the return train journey , a further hour 's hard work and another uncomfortable night , day in , day out — I 'm a sprightly so-and-so but something else on top of all that did seem like perhaps too much of a good thing . |
| 23 | Thessy arrived first , tired after an uncomfortable night on the ferry , and five minutes later Bellybutton half danced and half shuffled down the pontoon with a can of paint and a pocketful of rags and brushes . |
| 24 | The carrack was brought to anchor in the Bay of Cascais two evenings later , and after an uncomfortable night rolling about in the confused waters of that harbour , Sara rose early and went on deck to find that a thick mist had descended . |
| 25 | As we steamed into Loch Broom after an uncomfortable overnight passage through the Pentland Firth and the North Minch an amazing sight met our weary eyes . |
| 26 | After an uncomfortable night tossing about on board the steamer , on arrival Mrs Gould , her maid Mary , and the baby were lodged at an inn in Newcastle , while Gould took the opportunity of visiting some of the islands in the estuary . |
| 27 | Shaw is after an available property which Trice suggested . |
| 28 | After an early fright , when Hone half-volleyed a good chance high for Welling , Senior had a header saved well by Barron , Payne sent another over and Gilkes , Reading 's most dangerous player , was just too high with a powerful shot . |
| 29 | After an early dinner we went straight back to our hotel and wrote it . |
| 30 | After an early morning breakfast with Paula , he walked with her to the garage where the BMW was parked . |