Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [noun pl] in [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After six weeks in hospital she was allowed back home . |
| 2 | Upon his release after 26 years in jail he will discover that he is more free than either his wife , Albertina , or his journalist son , Zwelakhe , who are both ‘ restricted ’ by the authorities under the long-standing state of emergency . |
| 3 | After three months in hospital he returns to the car park , seeks out the girl and gives her another ticket with time left on it . |
| 4 | Although she stated that after 25 years in government she was keen to seek new challenges , there was widespread speculation that she would resume her political career in 1992 by contesting either the governorship or a Senate seat in her native North Carolina . |
| 5 | After nine months in office he still is uncertain whether to go fast or slow on any issue from the Russians to oil slicks . |
| 6 | After two rides in company we went out on our own , on a route he had already covered with Paddy . |
| 7 | But he pulled through , and after 14 months in hospital he was finally allowed home . |
| 8 | Needing 76 off the last 20 overs and with five wickets in hand they were 35 short with six overs remaining when torrential rain called a halt . |
| 9 | Needing 76 off the last 20 overs and with five wickets in hand they were 35 short with six overs remaining when torrential rain called a halt . |
| 10 | If you think this is the case then ask the interviewee to remain in the waiting room for five minutes in case you wish to ask them back . |
| 11 | Venables , 50 , is the only player to have represented England at every level from schoolboy to full international , and during 15 years in management he has won two major trophies the Spanish championship with Barcelona and the FA Cup with Tottenham . |