Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Subjects that they care about are fended off by the pupils with the familiar complaints that they are ‘ boring ’ or ‘ stupid ’ . |
2 | Priestley had particular pleasure in recalling that moment in Payday in which Charlie has to walk home through the rain after foolishly spending his pay and after being pushed out of the last tram ; he anticipates his wife 's anger and the return to short rations and yet not all is hopeless , something might turn up . |
3 | At Frampton Cotterell near Bristol , Avon , a canoeist was plucked to safety after being swept away in the fast-flowing River Frome . |
4 | Malcolm Smith , who runs the noted Jencra herd at Stoke on Trent , paid 7,500gn for Jim Goldie 's 17-month-old Epatant son , Goldie 's Globetrotter , while the suitably named Goldie 's Goldmine , another by the same sire , made the same amount when it sold in a private deal to David Dick of Mains of Throsk , Stirling , and Archie McGregor , Allanfauld , Kilsyth , after being turned out of the ring unsold at 7,200gn . |
5 | GARETH HALL will miss Chelsea 's Coca-Cola Cup quarter-final with Crystal Palace after being sent off in the stormy fourth round replay against Everton . |
6 | He has been banned for six months after being sent off in the Royal Liver League final replay against Donegal . |
7 | Hirst , seven goals in nine games this term , is banned after being sent off in the 3-1 first leg defeat while £1 million new boy Bright is ineligible . |
8 | Stephen Francis died after being blasted twice in the chest with a shotgun . |
9 | Ann Marie 's cousin , Chloe Marsh , now almost two , weighed in at only two pounds after being born prematurely at the hospital . |
10 | Similarly , in Moore v Central Electricity Generating Board , 1974 IRLR 296 — the facts of which may cause those interested in civil liberties some concern — an employee who had been held in custody for one month pending trial was dismissed after being convicted not of the original charge preferred but of related offences . |
11 | It was discarded when shelving had to be cleared away from a wall on which a mural had been discovered after being painted over in the Stalinist era when the artist who created it had fallen out of favour . |
12 | The court has heard Miss Reilly died from massive bleeding after being shot twice in the back . |
13 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
14 | Harry Moyle himself was rescued after being shot down in the sea ( by Spitfires , in fact ) and was rescued by a fishing boat from North Berwick . |
15 | He 's an obedient kind of fellow , and after being kicked out of the castle by his master he sets about his task with a determination unusual for someone with such a cowardly disposition . |
16 | Three 12year-olds were rescued by the Tynemouth inshore lifeboat after being cut off by the tide just south of the Marsden Grotto at South Shields . |
17 | Shop windows were smashed , three police officers were injured , and a fan died after being run down in the street . |
18 | After being locked out in the dead of night ? ’ |
19 | The fourth round of Premiers ' talks between North and South Korea was held in Pyongyang on Oct. 22-25 , after being postponed twice by the North , in February and August [ see p. 38010 ; 38341 ; 38396 ] . |
20 | This championship game might have been a dress rehearsal for the League Cup final ; instead it 's a battle of the moody blues with both Ards and Linfield licking the wounds after being knocked out of the competition . |
21 | But after being knocked out in the first round of the English Derby the dog injured a hind muscle and was out of action for a long time . |
22 | BORO 'S treble hopes were dealt a shattering blow last night after being dumped out of the FA Cup . |
23 | If McHale reverts to a 4–2–4 system Thompson will push on the right flank with Mark Ash recalled to right-back after being left out for the last three games . |
24 | Last season 's top scorer Mark Bright returned to the attack , after being left out at the start of the season , to hit two goals in as many games and clear the way for Warhurst to finally go , especially with England Under-21 striker Chris Bart-Williams also pressing for a starting spot . |
25 | Peter Davenport , who joined Middlesbrough from Manchester United for £700,000 less than a year ago , may seek a move after being left out of the squad for Saturday 's game at Watford . |
26 | Moore 's England props , Paul Rendall and Jeff Probyn , belatedly return for Wasps , at home to Blackheath , after being left out of the first two First Division games . |
27 | There was a special ovation at the end from the Brighton fans for their former striker John Byrne , who still looked jaded after being left out of the derby victory over Middlesbrough , and a painful knock on the ankle early in the game did not help his mobility . |
28 | Only 24 hours before Bracewell 's outburst , defender Paul Hardyman declared he is thinking hard about his future after being left out of the Cup final side . |
29 | Seoul silver medallist Christie left Canada 's Johnson — sensationally stripped of the gold and world record after being slung out of the 1988 Games after testing positive for steroid abuse — stumbling in his wake . |
30 | David Ormerod , a geology lecturer at the Open University , has been held in Oradea , Romania , for the past three days , after being picked up at the main crossing point into Hungary . |