Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Afterwards , however , he admitted to still feeling ‘ used up ’ after a poor night 's sleep .
2 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 .
3 ‘ We 're both obviously suffering from jet-lag , and we 'll feel a lot better after a decent night 's sleep . ’
4 Once a patrician villa , a small terrace in the gardens provides a lush , flower-bedecked retreat after a hectic day 's sightseeing and , within , marble pillars , frescoes and high , painted ceilings remain from former times in the public rooms .
5 We have just arrived in Peking after a long day 's travel .
6 And after a long day 's walking , what better way to end it than with a glass of cider in one of St Ives ' treasures — The Three Ferrets .
7 After a long day 's hearing , such as obviously took place here , that might be the sensible thing to do so that the court is not producing these important findings and reasons under pressure .
8 Food never tastes so good as it does after a long day 's hike .
9 ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’
10 After a long morning 's work in midsummer , he had eaten and then leaned back to take a short sleep .
11 The view was doubly breath-taking firstly because we were now at 13,000ft ( 4000m ) and , after a long morning 's walk were beginning to feel the effects of the thin air ; and secondly because the vista before us was absolutely astounding .
12 He blinked and stretched , feeling relaxed and contented after a good night 's sleep , although there was a bitterness at the back of his throat .
13 After a good night 's sleep in a top class hotel it is back on board on Sunday morning .
14 It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods .
15 I was lucky — after a good night 's sleep the blindness disappeared .
16 You 'll realise the sense of that after a good night 's sleep . ’
17 I 'll probably feel better after a good night 's sleep . ’
18 After a good night 's sleep , we arrived at breakfast with about 15 minutes to spare , and eventually set off for Hungary where we were due to stay the night with a Weymouth girl married to a Hungarian and is living in Gyor .
19 After a good night 's sleep in the spacious suites , they should be in an excellent frame of mind for the next day 's play .
20 After the treatment , I did feel refreshed rather like waking up after a good night 's sleep .
21 The sun streamed through the horn-glazed windows and Bonaventure stretched out , relaxing after a good night 's hunting .
22 After a good day 's fishing he persuaded me to spend the night at Fullcircle .
23 But , after a glorious day 's exploring , by the time we turned for home the weather had become very wild , and as we approached the first barrier , waves were breaking fiercely over the road .
24 Despite his injuries , he burned the candle furiously at both ends ; often , after a heavy day 's fighting , he would roar up to Paris , 150 miles away , in his huge open sports car , then return after a night of carousal and heavy drinking to fly a dawn patrol .
25 I heard them no sooner I turned to walk away which I did after a brief moment 's hesitation when I wrestled with the foolish notion of somehow eliciting a confession out of the florid man that he was lying and that Leicester Square did indeed exist ; not realizing then that he was right , and that there really was no such place as Lei-cester Square .
26 Benjamin nodded towards our companions , now silent after a hard night 's drinking .
27 Here they 've now installed a greenhouse which is their pride and joy and somewhere to relax after a hard day 's gardening .
28 Lovers of good beer — well deserved of course after a hard day 's exercise — wo n't have to go far for a fine pint .
29 Perhaps they could use some of their undoubted energy in joining a night shotgun vigil after a hard day 's work ?
30 The place where rivermen dockers and farmworkers could relax after a hard day 's work .
  Next page