Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She used ti take ma fer a walk ivvery day wi'oot fail , rain or shine , whether Ah wanted ti goa oot or not . |
| 2 | Braintree have the psychological edge today , having knocked Margate from the top of the table early in the season with a 5–1 win after a seaside special on the Kent coast . |
| 3 | The defence , calling and cross-examining a number of US Drug Enforcement Agency officials , presented its case between Feb. 2 and March 10 , 1992 , after a delay due to heart bypass surgery on Judge William Hoeveler . |
| 4 | For example , in Calliphora flight starts after a jump due to the contraction of muscles running from the tergum to the trochanter of the mid leg . |
| 5 | Seagate Technology Inc saw third quarter net profits down 4.1% at $39.0m after pre-tax restructuring charges of $15m this time , $18m last , on turnover down 3.3% to $754.1m ; net for the nine months was $161.9m , up from just $3.9m last time , which came after a $33.9m pre-tax restructuring charge , on turnover that rose 8.5% to $2,273m . |
| 6 | The deficit follows a slump in turnover from £74.8m to £31m , and is after a £4.62m exceptional charge , mainly additional provision on a City Road , London , office development , although this was partly offset by a £3.7m fall in the net interest bill to £15.4m . |
| 7 | In patients whose mucosa had returned to normal after a gluten free diet , the intensity and extent of class II major histocompatibility complex expression were similar to that seen in control biopsies . |
| 8 | THE final episode of the Coronation Street libel drama was a cliff-hanger to the very end — even after a London High Court jury had awarded actor Bill Roache £50,000 damages . |
| 9 | The " Torogoces " , a music group named after a bird renowned for the beauty of its song , perform in the Morazan controlled zone . |
| 10 | Powergen 's shares brightened 2p to 273p after a 0.3p interim dividend increase to 3.35p and is on course for a full-year profits hike to £395m ( £359m ) . |
| 11 | An appeal has been launched by Priory School , Banstead , in memory of Joanne Long , who was tragically killed after a School Fun Day in May this year . |
| 12 | Mrs Helmsley was found guilty after a trial replete with tales of how she bawled out employees and charged $12 department store brassieres to her hotel . |
| 13 | After a midline abdominal incision , a catheter ( internal diameter 0.89 mm ) was inserted through the gall bladder fundus into the lumen and tied in position to prevent any leakage . |
| 14 | Bitterness set into their relationship after a mid-week international , when Morgan returned to Manchester from Hampden to find that the Daily Mail had run a sensational story about a behind-the-scenes bust up between Morgan and his boss . |
| 15 | AFTER a year long lay-off because of injury , sprinter Ruth Girvin is back in action — and back among the medals . |
| 16 | Larne boss Gary Erwin had threatened to quit after a midweek Irish Cup exit to Cliftonville . |
| 17 | Thomas has been unable to shake off his recurring injury and , when the problem flared again after a midweek reserve game , he was sent for surgery . |
| 18 | But after a while straight pieces of knitting cease to be satisfying and we progress to shaping , which speeds up the making-up process and also saves on materials . |
| 19 | After a while strange stories were heard about him — stories of a secret , more dangerous life . |
| 20 | The UK government lodged a strong protest on Sept. 2 after a UK national , Martin Wainwright , was sentenced on Aug. 31 to 10 years ' imprisonment on charges of illegally entering Iraq from Turkey . |
| 21 | Members of the local authority are set to review their links after a South African delegation , on a fact finding mission to the North-East , were refused a meeting with council leaders . |
| 22 | THE QE2 's owners Cunard have hit back after a US federal review board blamed confusion and poor communication for the world 's largest liner running aground off the US east coast last summer . |
| 23 | Lekhanya had come to power in 1986 after a South African-backed coup , and initially restored nominal legislative and executive powers to the King [ see pp. 34786-89 ] . |
| 24 | She was sent for psychiatric treatment in March after a court martial found her guilty of the manslaughter of riding instructress Marika Sparfeld at the military base in August last year . |
| 25 | Right , this week an Army lieutenant was jailed for fifteen months after a court martial heard him plead guilty to seven charges relating to bullying and humiliating new recruits . |
| 26 | Luckily neither the G.P.O. or McAlpine 's had any vacancies and after a marathon hatchet-burying session Jake , Ali McMordie , Henry Cluney and Dolphin Taylor decided to dust off the old Stiff Little Fingers ' backdrop and head out on tour . |
| 27 | After a marathon seven-month trial , Noriega , 54 , the first foreign leader to be convicted in America , faces up to 120 years ' jail . |
| 28 | ISRAEL , the Palestinians and the governments of Jordan , Syria and Lebanon have accepted an American offer to resume Middle East peace talks on June 15 after a month long recess , the State Department said . |
| 29 | Shire difficulty became sheer impossibility after a months long battle to deselect David Abrahams , the previous candidate . |
| 30 | Now let's try the other ones where it 's after a C okay . |