Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | After a cursory search the carrier was waved through . |
2 | Chepstow is renowned for its soft ground and even two weeks ago after a prolonged drought the going was on the soft side . |
3 | A meeting of Leaders and Trustees was held in the Carleton Cafe the following Friday evening , 18 December — they wasted no time — and after a prolonged discussion the decision was taken to build a new church as soon as possible and certainly within the following five years . |
4 | So , after a protracted struggle the liberal state — the state of limited participation and limited state activity — was grudgingly democratised . |
5 | It is very often assumed , particularly by non-technical persons , that a product is tested for stability and that after a certain time a result is obtained proving stability of the product and/or pack . |
6 | After a certain time the very sight of the food allowed becomes off-putting and even repellent . |
7 | After a certain point the wants which it is intended to satisfy have to be artificially created in the first place by advertising and salesmanship . |
8 | After a certain period a job can not be refused on the grounds of low pay or travelling distance from home . |
9 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
10 | After a successful rescue the small party is relentlessly pursued by the Viet Cong , but they are airlifted to safety by helicopters of the Air Cavalry . |
11 | According to Radio Moscow 's Interfax , a news service , and Commersant , a magazine of the Union of Co-operatives , after a five-year dither the Soviet Union has at last opted for a Polish-style Big Bang for its economic reform . |
12 | After a stagnant half-hour the game sparked into life and Thistle quickly found themselves behind to a Kirk shot from a Davie Cooper cross , and a fine Paul McGrillen strike after magnificent work by Phil O'Donnell on the left . |
13 | After a hasty breakfast the diligent shepherds and dogs were put on shore . |
14 | After a long while the human put the paper down and reached over to the desk by its side . |
15 | After a long campaign a firm peace was made by the advice of the nobles and bishops on both sides which the kings confirmed with an oath . |
16 | After a long descent the shaft widened a little , and the light of their torches showed them the interior of the mine , the southern end of the tunnellings . |
17 | After a long siege the castle surrendered and de Montfort 's rebellion was over . ’ |
18 | When the laird returns after a long absence the shoals of herring fill the sea-loch outside the castle ; if a woman departs for the islands opposite , the shoals will desert the Macleods . |
19 | After a long search a place in a local residential home for young people was found . |
20 | After a long silence the mother said , ‘ That was a bit of a surprise visit . ’ |
21 | After a long time the boy crossed the road and said to Oliver , |
22 | After a long time the computer said slowly , ‘ Computer is old . ’ |
23 | After a long time the man came in and said , ‘ Mr Evans , please . ’ |
24 | After a long time the tears stopped . |
25 | After a small platform the upper , much easier , arête can be savoured . |
26 | But after a two-year battle the Environment Minister has given his approval . |
27 | An inquest 's underway on a man who crashed a motorbike into a wall after a hundred mile an hour police chase . |
28 | After a little way the rabbit-hole suddenly went down , deep into the ground . |
29 | After a little practice the full statements may be omitted as the mnemonics will ensure that the data is transmitted in the correct sequence . |
30 | The point is this , after a general election the party that 's won , it 's share of the vote in the most , in , in the , in the opinion poll taken most immediately after the election it goes up , it 's higher than actually what it gets in the general election . |