Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another accident two people were taken to hospital after a three-car pile-up on the A350 , near Chippenham , in Wilts . |
| 2 | After a hectic day on the circuit his owner would watch as Noddy returned to the pits , his face showing the strain of a life lived in the fast lane . |
| 3 | After a leisurely day on the beach why not relax with a cool drink in our Smugglers bar whilst taking in the superb sea and Exmoor views . |
| 4 | PLANS to develop the small Fife oil discovery in the North Sea are being studied after a successful test on the first well drilled to establish the field 's potential . |
| 5 | The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill . |
| 6 | After a second attempt on the Shahs life , in 1965 , he decided ( and the US embassy concurred ) that the Queen should have the power to become regent in the event of his death while their son was still minor . |
| 7 | Buchan 's A Lodge in the Wilderness ( 1906 ) was a more explicit reflection of the imperial ethos of the day , written after a youthful spell on the periphery of Milner 's ‘ kindergarten ’ in South Africa . |
| 8 | After a general rundown on the copyists he focuses on individual works — Kellner 's copy of the Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin ; some organ arrangements , notably of the G major gamba/two flute sonata ( BWV1027/1039 ) ; and a number of keyboard works . |
| 9 | The controversial Budget of 1909 ( initially rejected by the Lords and finally passed in April 1910 after a general election on the issue and amidst continuing constitutional conflict ) took further Asquith 's moves towards a graduated income tax . |
| 10 | In Gloucestershire a woman was trapped by her legs after a two-car collision on the A 46 at Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham . |
| 11 | After a heavily-publicised week on the slopes of Lech with their mother , the Princess of Wales , the princes are likely to join their father for the next part of their Easter holiday . |
| 12 | A late burst after a lacklustre day on the stockmarket sent the FT-SE index 5.6 points better at the close to 2721.8 , helped by a firmer opening on Wall Street . |
| 13 | He was warned after a clash with Jon Gittens and was booked after a two-footed challenge on the goalscorer , John Hendrie . |
| 14 | After a huge impact on the labyrinthine London club scene , it was re-released through Talkin' Loud records , a Phonogram offshoot specializing in jazz-rap and modern soul and managed by Jazz FM DJ , Gilles Peterson . |
| 15 | Visiting drivers to , after a few hours on the motorway , are hardly going to be looking for a zebra crossing on such a busy dual carriageway . |
| 16 | An appeal was allowed after a local inquiry on the recommendation of the inspector . |
| 17 | After a roof-top walkabout on the terraces we viewed ‘ Towards 2000 ’ a promotional video describing the dramatic changes that are taking place at the £500m investment site of Terminal 2 , part of a complex that employs over 10,000 people ( 30,000 projected for the year 2005 ) and is set to expand with a second runway taking it from a regional role into the top 20 of world airports . |
| 18 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 19 | Proceed along Hollow Way and the property will be seen after a short distance on the left hand side , identified by an Adkin ‘ For Sale ’ board . |
| 20 | The next day Muldoon told him that he was returning to the States at the end of the month to take his enforced early retirement , after a short holiday on the Hamble . |
| 21 | The Government went down by 71 votes and after a short Cabinet on the next morning ( 22 January 1924 ) he drove to Buckingham Palace and resigned . |
| 22 | A questionnaire was administered after a public meeting on the Barrage in Newport , Wales in April 1982 . |
| 23 | And a woman is in hospital after a three-vehicle crash on the A1 yesterday on the southbound road at the Kirkby Fleetham turn-off near Bedale in North Yorkshire . |
| 24 | After a quick discussion on the phone with the participants , Kevin flew off in a helicopter to all corners of the country to cook miraculous meals . |
| 25 | The Act had been suspended following a preliminary ruling on the case in June 1990 [ see p. 37535 ] , and would now have to be repealed or amended . |
| 26 | But the month-by-month figures ( Figure 2 ) do show a very sharp drop in temperatures very soon after the eruption — totally disagreeing with the forecast of a greatest influence on the hemispheric environment 18 months to two years after the dust veil is blown into the stratosphere . |
| 27 | He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) . |
| 28 | His description of the Roman military camp ( 6.27–42 ) is almost certainly derived from a book , and even the description of a Roman levy on the Capitol ( 6.19–21 ) seems to be taken from a written account , since , as Professor Brunt has lately shown in detail , it can hardly have corresponded to contemporary practice ( Italian Manpower 225 B.C.–A.D. 14 ( 1971 ) , 625–34 ) . |
| 29 | The flat is rudely a furnished bedroom at the end of a dark hallway on the twenty-second floor of a downtown highrise . |
| 30 | In diplomatic moves to resolve the crisis , President Juvénal Habyarimana visited Burundi and Kenya on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16 respectively to discuss various initiatives to restore peace in Rwanda and the region , in particular the holding of a regional conference on the plight of thousands of Rwandan refugees in neighbouring countries . |