Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ron Church and John Harbour , both representatives for John Murray , retired from the company in December after a joint 88 years with the firm . |
| 2 | The talented female star headed for a welcome rest after a hectic six months that 's seen the release of her first solo LP and current hit single Walking on Broken Glass . |
| 3 | After a hectic three months ' work load , by a small but willing group of members , the BCRS Museum is up and running |
| 4 | World No 1 Stefan Edberg coasted into the second round of the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday after a 6–3 6–4 victory over New Zealander Kelly Evernden . |
| 5 | The Frenchman reached the stadium 34 seconds ahead of Olaf Ludwig , of Germany , after a final six miles when victory was always in doubt . |
| 6 | After a consistent 14 goals in 14 seasons for Tranmere , Mungall broke the mould this term with his second goal of the campaign against Birmingham . |
| 7 | And after a sparkling three days of racing , the Gold Cup itself provided a dramatic climax to the week . |
| 8 | The Colonel and himself had entered negotiations after a celebratory two thirty dinner for which Mrs Wood had polished all her arts and cutlery . |
| 9 | He was carried off after a fifty fifty tackle with Stuart McCall . |
| 10 | Now , in a classic delaying action , they forced the royalists to surrender after a mere seven of them had been killed . |
| 11 | Your heart would go out to her , Wilson , if you were to see how she struggles to be her old self but is exhausted after a mere ten minutes of conversation , and then she is obliged to fall back and take no more part in it though wishing to do so . |
| 12 | Seven years is the rehabilitation period for prison sentences of six months or under ; five years for all other sentences which fall short of imprisonment , save for an absolute discharge which is " spent " ( not that is should carry a blameworthy connotation in any event ) after a bare six months . |
| 13 | So , it seemed that Scotland had got rid of her usurper , after a bare three months . |
| 14 | THE Buffalo Bills ended the NFL 's regular season with their hopes of a third successive Super Bowl trip in tatters after a humiliating 27-3 defeat at the Houston Oilers . |
| 15 | Arriving after a gruelling 13 hour flight , appeared bright and full of energy , almost immediately giving a press conference where she expressed her fears for the future of peace and democracy in her country . |
| 16 | Real Madrid 's attempt to regain the UEFA Cup which they last won in 1986 will be severely tested in Turin where the Italians are threatening vendettas after a stormy 2–1 defeat in Spain two weeks ago . |
| 17 | Gould was sacked after a stormy 14 months following Albion 's failure to at least make the Third Division promotion play-offs . |
| 18 | Celebrities have given a big welcome back to a theatre that 's reopened after a two hundred thousand pound pound refit . |
| 19 | Darren Clarke fired 71 for six under while Ronan Rafferty is one shot further back after a disappointing 74 . |
| 20 | Darren Clarke fired 71 for six under while Ronan Rafferty is one shot further back after a disappointing 74 . |
| 21 | But after a sixty-five thousand pound refurbishment , the bells have been restored to full working order . |
| 22 | — NORTH-East discus champion Helen Middlemass won her specialist event , achieving the qualifying distance with a throw of 34.70 after a winning 9.53 metres in the intermediate shot . |
| 23 | It began when four Hurricanes were scrambled at 0830 after a reported five Ju88s at 21,000 feet . |
| 24 | After a lucky thirteen episodes , Crawford decided that Frank Spencer should bow out . |
| 25 | But now we 're out of there after a tearful twenty minutes . |
| 26 | After a further six years ' wait ( during which my original proposer and seconder had died and their nominations had been taken up by two ex-captains ) , my name came up for election again , and this time , I was told , the opposition from members , particularly those in the legal profession who were friends of Lord Robertson , was fiercer . |
| 27 | [ See p. 37138 for this Aden meeting and publication on Dec. 1 of a draft joint constitution , requiring ratification by both parliaments within six months , and then endorsement by referendum after a further six months ; see p. 37266 for progress on unity in February 1990 . ] |
| 28 | Repeat the change of fixative after a further 10 min , controlling the volume of the final suspension until it appears slightly cloudy with cells . |
| 29 | The junior recruits sit on the edge of the parade ground to witness the parade and to learn what they must achieve after a further four weeks ' training . |
| 30 | After a further two months , Iran conducted another advance west of Mehran , which Baghdad duly reported as having been crushed . |