Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marvel at The Little Woman Behind The Man : ‘ I 'd like to sing a song fer a special girlfriend who 's kinda important to me . ’ |
| 2 | Brett parted with Boris Becker after a fruitful association which brought Grand Slam triumphs , including Wimbledon , with the German superstar saying : ‘ Bob needs a new challenge . ’ |
| 3 | After a homoeopathic meeting which we had attended in London , we went to visit a psionic practitioner in the southern counties to learn a little more about this subject . |
| 4 | He had got restlessly to his feet and was leaning over the green wooden railing that came to waist height at the edge of the veranda , but after a suppressed exclamation he wheeled to face his sister again . |
| 5 | after a latent period which can vary in length , deterioration and acute attacks of diarrhoea re-occur , if the objectionable types of meal are added to the diet too soon … . ’ |
| 6 | The only ball that seemed to find the pocket was the white , in a bad dream of in-offs and in-withs — plus , from Julian , a world-class in-instead , the cue-ball struck with such prodigious unintentional sidespin that after a deadened impact it ambled on grimly into the corner bag . |
| 7 | A reporter in New York learns from a friend , a gynaecologist , that after a certain date she has no more patients on her books ; others in her profession are in the same boat . |
| 8 | Well I think there 's the stretching of it you see , I mean wire w after a certain time it would stretch a bit |
| 9 | It is a place of special pilgrimage , and after a hearty lunch our party of pilgrims set off en masse to visit it . |
| 10 | After a fractional hesitation she did as he said . |
| 11 | After a fantastic breakfast we learned the art of taking down our tents . |
| 12 | After a leisurely breakfast she showered and dressed in black leggings and a loose cherry-red sweater that was a perfect contrast to her dark hair , then at ten o'clock precisely her doorbell sounded and she locked her flat and ran lightly down the stairs . |
| 13 | After a leisurely meal it was out into the sun-drenched streets again , replete and relaxed , in boisterous good-natured company , for an excellent coffee and a cigar . |
| 14 | Plucky Vale certainly deserved a second crack at their fierce rivals after a frenetic clash which had 24,500 fans living on their nerve ends . |
| 15 | ‘ After a cross-country pursuit it eventually landed in a tree and I had to organise a rescue . |
| 16 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
| 17 | After a huddled chat we decide to take it . |
| 18 | Speaking after the hearing , investigating officer Pc Harry Sexton of Chelmsford Traffic Police revealed the men were caught after a three-month investigation which culminated in seven search warrants being executed simultaneously as 24 officers swooped on the three vehicles . |
| 19 | Speaking after the hearing , investigating officer Pc Harry Sexton of Chelmsford Traffic Police revealed the men were caught after a three-month investigation which culminated in seven search warrants being executed simultaneously as 24 officers swooped on the three vehicles . |
| 20 | The all-party Committee 's report came after a comprehensive enquiry which took oral and written evidence from 25 bodies , including WWF . |
| 21 | AFTER a two-and-a-half-year lull I fully expect my great friendship with Graham Gooch to be back in full swing on the tour to India . |
| 22 | After a long childhood it has become the most successful laboratory of its sort in the world . |
| 23 | Peter Skinner , regional general manager , Asia and East Africa , died peacefully on Wednesday October 14th after a long illness which both he and his family had fought against with great courage . |
| 24 | Then one day I had to go to the Post Office for something — one of them forms I daresay — so I thought I better wrap up , I better take care , you 're very vulnerable after a long illness you know , and I put my old long mack on and one of the kids ' mack hats and Wellingtons and I went out in the rain , feeling , in a depressed sort of way , ‘ Well , if I get ill again , what can I do ? |
| 25 | After a long while she belched several times , then said , ‘ Maybe I 'll be more resistant now . |
| 26 | After a long look I had made up my mind to continue 18 . |
| 27 | After a long journey we arrived at Lowestoft College . |
| 28 | One day he had asked his parents if the Wrath eagles were the greatest of the golden eagles , and after a long pause his mother said , ‘ No eagle is greater than another , all of us are the same wherever we come from and whatever kind we are . |
| 29 | Then after a long pause she added , ‘ Absolutely nice . |
| 30 | After a long flight your perceptions are dulled , and everything is synthetic . |