Example sentences of "london [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was rather more difficult when I was based in London between foreign postings . |
| 2 | Suzannah Reddan had been working at a pub in north-west London for six months when she disappeared in March 1988 . |
| 3 | That was not altogether surprising given that , as a KGB officer who had been posted to London for six years , it would be astonishing if he had not . ’ |
| 4 | She with , it 's true , Janey 's help , cooked , served , washed up , cleaned , drove us here , there and everywhere , the doctor , school , the dentist , up to London for nerve-racking bouts of clothes shopping , she had the Nigels to stay , and laughed at the J ills at the garage and I 'd 've died if she 'd found out about Paul . |
| 5 | Magdalene has been at Clifford chance in the City of London for 18 months . |
| 6 | There is no way of knowing accurately the population served by the hospitals in inner London , and patients seek treatment in inner London for various reasons . |
| 7 | Lady Althorp , still only 23 , was sent to various Harley Street clinics in London for intimate tests . |
| 8 | This will provide a new lease of life for this magnificent Victorian building , which will become a gateway to London for international passengers . ’ |
| 9 | THE British Association is organising a great day in London for young scientists on Saturday , 5 March . |
| 10 | She wished he would stop talking for now he was saying , ‘ I 've been associated with Harrods of London for many years . |
| 11 | The first major survey of French art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to be shown in London for many years will open at the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery on 24 March ( to 11 July ) . |
| 12 | They had lived in London for many years and Ilsa drifted to the Polish cafes and Hungarian tea-rooms where she could talk with other emigres and drink Viennese coffee in fluted glasses . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure that you 're aware that my mother was American and that I lived in London for many years as a boy when my father was military attaché at the German Embassy . |
| 14 | Sir Peter and Mr Henn are both Salopeans , and close friends since childhood , and as it is unprecedented in the history of the City of London for two Masters of City Livery companies in the same year , to come from the same country , the dinner was held in celebration of this unique event . |
| 15 | Hornung collaborated with Eugene Presbrey in writing a play in four acts — Raffles , the Amateur Cracksman — which was produced by Sir Gerald du Maurier [ q.v. ] with himself as Raffles , and ran in London for two years and in New York for 168 performances . |
| 16 | The Irish singer-songwriter currently on a sell-out tour of Britain , booked the studio in South West London for two months but walked out after just two days , grumbling about the decor . |
| 17 | Mr Kidd said he already had anecdotal evidence of US conventions pulling out of the UK : ‘ One conference of surgeons and one group of insurance sales staff , who planned to come to London for two weeks , could not find a hotel they were happy with . ’ |
| 18 | The two had lived together on and off in London for 10 years . |
| 19 | He used to go down to Cardiff from London for big games , rarely missing an International unless someone like Hamlet intervened . |
| 20 | The T&C , the best gig in London for seven years , had always wanted to book Morrison , who only plays all-seater venues , not ballrooms or clubs . |
| 21 | He was living with her in London for some years — he said they shared a flat . |
| 22 | They were going to London for some weeks : they have friends in high places , you know , and the eldest Miss Bretton-Fawcett , the daughter you know , is to come out next year . |
| 23 | Mr Rose had worked for his employers , Shelley and Partners Ltd in North London for several years . |
| 24 | You said you 'd be in London for several weeks and I 'm here for a month . ’ |
| 25 | A couple of years older than dad , she had lived in London for three decades , on and off . |
| 26 | The rioters , who held the streets of London for three days after Wilkes ' election , although they did not come exclusively from the working classes , were still overwhelmingly so composed . |
| 27 | I mean , God , you know if I 've got ta go down to London for three days I 'd rather do that cos it 's gon na earn me two or three grand . |
| 28 | Which might go some small way towards explaining why this weekend 's concerts are Jackson 's first in London for three years . |
| 29 | He was born in Edinburgh , and worked in London for three years from 1808 in Robert Smirke 's office , where he knew C. R. Cockerell and Henry Roberts . |
| 30 | In May 1970 , to further the Appeal , the School was privileged to hold a Reception at the Goldsmiths ' Hall in London for Old Stopfordians and their ladies . |