Example sentences of "[prep] several [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , after several pints of the local brew , the big Swede had leaned over the bar , grabbed Renee 's skinny little shoulders , and planted a big cidery kiss smack on her lips . |
| 2 | After several hours at the Fair I feel as if I have overdosed on new technology , professional seminars , leaflets and free samples . |
| 3 | Retired university lecturer Ray Morgan was not at home when we called to see him , but it 's understood that he decided to quit after several meetings with the Gloucestershire Magistrates Association . |
| 4 | But after several weeks of the idle life the Doctor is getting the ‘ exploration urge ’ again . |
| 5 | After several days on the intensive care unit , Guy , still unconscious , was transferred back to the original hospital closer to his home . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , landing in heavily greased jerseys and long-john underwear , with a revolver in a supposedly waterproof packet and carrying the waterproofed torch and compass , was difficult enough after several days in the confined quarters of submarine HMS Triumph while she made a periscope survey of Rhodes ' beaches , often having to dive below 60 feet ( 18m ) , because in these clear waters a submarine at shallower depth is plainly seen from the air . |
| 7 | After several months on the island , I asked if I could visit the country underneath us . |
| 8 | After several brushes with the law , which included a term of imprisonment for supplying heroin and the temporary taking into care of her children , she began to shoplift as she felt that she was less likely to receive another custodial sentence if she was caught . |
| 9 | After several years under the wing of top English coach Geoff Dyson , he became Welsh national athletics coach in 1960 at the tender age of 30 . |
| 10 | He said he would be pressing for the expulsion of several members of the local association who had privately aired derogatory views about a black candidate while publicly supporting him . |
| 11 | Despite the involvement of several members of the UDC , the Society took pains to disassociate itself from ‘ any ‘ stop the war ’ programme … or criticism of foreign policy . ’ |
| 12 | The dispute broadened to include the appointment of judges after the retirement of several members of the Supreme Court . |
| 13 | HCRC is one of several departments in the University interested in ‘ neural networks ’ , a style of computational architecture which is inspired by psychology and neuroscience but which engineers are now incorporating into their artefacts . |
| 14 | To the right is one of several photocopies of the bride , complete in outline , on which I worked to sort out the background composition in more detail , especially the position of the patterned arch on the carpet backdrop , which corresponds with the curve of the headcloth material embroidery at the bottom left . |
| 15 | James Neill has attracted the unwelcome attentions of several predators in the past , including Suter , the conglomerate run by David Abell , and BM Group , run by Roger Shute . |
| 16 | It was the last of several stops on the way down from Dún Laoghaire . |
| 17 | Major research programmes involving several research students within a single department are likely to lead to the completion of several theses within the same academic year . |
| 18 | To date , drafts of several chapters of the Statement of Principles , the cornerstone of the ASB 's work , have been issued and some important standards published in addition . |
| 19 | Brian Harley , with a failed marriage behind him , was one of several golfers on the tour who were renowned for their ability to pull the women . |
| 20 | Other projects in Europe include the development of several FELs at the Italian national laboratories in Frascati , and one is planned at the University of Twente , The Netherlands , based on a racetrack microtron accelerator equipped with a photocathode electron gun . |
| 21 | That would explain the familiar juvenilian ring of several passages in the first two acts . |
| 22 | Armenia 's nuclear power station was closed in February 1989 because of earthquake fears , while construction of nuclear plants in Krasnodar and the Crimea had been terminated for the same reason , after popular protests and construction of several reactors of the Chernobyl type had also been halted . |
| 23 | It would be a journey of several hours to the barn . |
| 24 | * Morgan 's move is one of several changes to the senior management team in Aberdeen effective from January 1994 . |
| 25 | John Morgan , deputy chief executive and general manager XEU , has been appointed president , BP Exploration Alaska , one of several changes in the senior management team in Aberdeen effective from January 1994 . |
| 26 | The FMLN launched a major offensive on July 8 and took control of several towns in the northern province of Chalatenango before announcing a three-day truce in San Salvador to coincide with a Central American summit [ see p. 38336 ] . |
| 27 | Their popularity is due to the lower cost of ‘ consolidated ’ shipments , in which freight forwarders place the cargo of several shippers in the same container or on pre-leased space in a vessel . |
| 28 | As usual , there was a gap of several inches under the door . |
| 29 | Another fact that may not be known to all is that once again we were privileged to have throughout the week the delightful company and invaluable help of several ladies from the Cathedral . |
| 30 | As a past member of several panels of the CNAA ( and as a Council Member ) I have listened to many discussions about initial teacher training courses planned by polytechnics and colleges . |