Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The normally small scabious scabiosa columbaria flowers in July and August , but if we have a wet spell now after a dry summer , then it could well flower a second time . |
| 32 | It was two years since I had stood on this spot on the way from Tan Hill to Hawes ; then the force had been a sluggish trickle after a dry spring , now , two years later almost to the day , it was a respectable torrent . |
| 33 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 34 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 35 | Wimbledon might have conceded a second goal on the stroke of half-time when Harford curled his shot narrowly over after a poor clearance by Segers . |
| 36 | Afterwards , however , he admitted to still feeling ‘ used up ’ after a poor night 's sleep . |
| 37 | After a poor start , at the 10th , where he missed for his three from a mere 18ins , he did not let the birdies escape at the 11th and 12th . |
| 38 | In the second half , Bere Forest fought back well and , fittingly , it was Alan 's Great Britain Captain , Gary Linton , who scored Forest 's equalizer after a poor St Albans pass was intercepted . |
| 39 | I was the first home for England in the match against the USA at Birmingham 's Alexandra Stadium , overhauling Lincoln Asquith and Mike McFarlane in the second half of the race after a poor start but failing to catch the Americans Morris and Cook . |
| 40 | It kept Lazio 's pride intact , saved coach Dino Zoff from the sack , and Gascoigne , after a poor individual display , from severe criticism . |
| 41 | After a poor night 's sleep , punctured by weird dreams from which she emerged coughing and aching in every joint , Julia woke on Monday morning to a suspicion that she might be really ill . |
| 42 | The government 's plans to privatize public-sector banks [ see p. 38533 ] suffered a setback after a poor response from prospective investors . |
| 43 | Those who had perished after such a challenge included Harry S. Truman , Gerald Ford , and Jimmy Carter , whilst in 1968 Lyndon Johnson decided against seeking re-election after a poor showing against Eugene McCarthy . |
| 44 | In state elections in Hesse , Germany , on Jan. 20 , the Greens were able to improve their position after a poor showing in the German general election in December ( when the party had lost representation at federal level — see ED no. 41/42 ) . |
| 45 | Atletico beat the Greeks 4–2 on aggregate after a 1–1 draw in Piraeus . |
| 46 | The Wolves manager Graham Turner said the striker 's first full England game last week had tired him so soon after a three-match ban . |
| 47 | Injury-hit Rangers could have debutant England right-back David Bardsley back after a three-match absence with an ankle injury . |
| 48 | ‘ I needed last Wednesday 's Coca-Cola Cup game against Bristol Rovers to get me back into the swing of things after a three-match suspension . |
| 49 | Skipper John MacPhail could return after a three-match absence with a knee injury . |
| 50 | Mick Tait is rated ‘ very doubtful ’ with a calf strain and Smith is in line to return after a three-match absence . |
| 51 | Bradford striker Sean McCarthy is set to return after a three-match suspension . |
| 52 | After a variable period of fasting recording , depending on the assessment of the occurrence of a phase III , subjects were given an egg and mayonnaise sandwich , to stimulate the fed pattern . |
| 53 | In a retrospective study of 110 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had surgical treatment we found recurrence of their cervical instability after a mean interval of nine years in 5.5% of patients with atlantoaxial subluxation who required only atlantoaxial fusion — but a 36% recurrence rate after a mean interval of 2.6 years in patients with atlantoaxial subluxation and atlantoaxial impaction who required fusion from the occiput to C3 . |
| 54 | In a retrospective study of 110 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had surgical treatment we found recurrence of their cervical instability after a mean interval of nine years in 5.5% of patients with atlantoaxial subluxation who required only atlantoaxial fusion — but a 36% recurrence rate after a mean interval of 2.6 years in patients with atlantoaxial subluxation and atlantoaxial impaction who required fusion from the occiput to C3 . |
| 55 | Patients in their 80s now constitute 3.5% of those undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting at the Mayo Clinic ; 79% of 115 survivors were free of angina after a mean period of 29 months . |
| 56 | The ultimate clinical course of the colitis became evident during the first year of the study and there was no difference between the one year analysis and the final analysis ( Table II ) performed after a mean follow up of 2.8 years in the placebo group and 3.0 years in the cyclosporin group . |
| 57 | Finally , nine patients with typical primary sclerosing cholangitis subsequently developed biliary tract stones after a mean interval of 58.7 months from diagnosis . |
| 58 | The case notes from all patients were reviewed and a follow up questionnaire was sent after a mean period of four years to those 72 still alive , of which 56 replied . |
| 59 | Early in 1966 President Johnson ordered that the bombing of the North be resumed after a temporary pause . |
| 60 | The German Communists believed that , after a temporary victory for Hitler , they would be able to gain power in the ensuing confusion . |