Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ten of the party were found off Lyme Regis , Dorset , four hours after a major air and sea search . |
| 2 | I had convinced myself the diet was necessary even though I found it tough going and particularly rough after a major operation and great weight loss . |
| 3 | Even dishevelled as after a slight struggle and with his arms firmly gripped by two impassive policemen , he looked elegantly in control of the situation . |
| 4 | It was 35 minutes before the visitors threatened and it took a reflex save from Mark Morris to deny Graham Alexander after a great run and cross by Tony Daws . |
| 5 | The former Page 3 girl had him banned from their £750,000 mansion after a fiery row and the couple announced they were to split . |
| 6 | Unlike a sport like skiing , the considerable risks are not matched with sufficient exhilaration to kindle my interest , although I would n't say no if a boyfriend were to slip naked into one of those clanking climbing harnesses after a hot bath and a glass of wine . |
| 7 | The snow was on the turn after a mild spell and the chalet in Moléson , which must look picturesque under a blanket of neige , looking decidedly Pontins decked in half-grass and half-ice . |
| 8 | Apart from the sullen indie kids , a pallid Monday night atmosphere draped the venue and the gig was wrapped up by 10.15pm after a solid set and perfunctory encore . |
| 9 | Mention the word ‘ contented ’ to many people , and they will think of a lazy diner , relaxing after a satisfying meal and announcing that they feel ‘ contented ’ ; others will recall the advertisements for evaporated milk , which ‘ came from contented cows ’ . |
| 10 | AT least one Labour MP , and probably a few more , think that Labour leader John Smith should ditch his troubled shadow Scottish secretary Tom Clarke , who went back to work in January after a three-month illness and promptly inflicted two unnecessary controversies upon himself . |
| 11 | On returning downstairs after a much-needed bath and shampoo , he was wearing his underpants outside his trousers , and an argument ensued as to the inappropriateness of this . |
| 12 | For all that , it had the feel of a city wakening up after a long sleep and beginning to shake off decades of despair . |
| 13 | I was only about five and a half when she too died after a long illness and one of my earliest recollections is riding in the well , at the foot of her bath-chair when she went out for constitutionals . |
| 14 | If you are taken to Harmondsworth after a long journey and several hours of interrogation by Immigration Officers , there is nowhere for you to lie down and rest . |
| 15 | Music played softly in the background as they stood on either side of the hearth , smiling uncertainly at one another like former lovers reunited after a long absence and wondering whether they still had anything in common . |
| 16 | It is thought he lifted the cab after a mechanical fault and it crashed on top of him . |
| 17 | The small town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch was named after a Breton nobleman and has a castle where in 1569 Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned . |
| 18 | But after they had lost their first five wickets with only 134 on the board , Rutherford and Blain swung the balance back in their favour in the last 45 minutes , adding 34 runs to take their side agonisingly close to squaring the series after a humiliating innings and 60-run defeat in Christchurch . |
| 19 | After a rural upbringing and Sheffield University , he turned down many freelance jobs to run the minuscule Gate pub theatre , putting on the kind of rare European plays that critics adore . |
| 20 | After a three-week trial and two days of deliberations , the jury yesterday found that Basinger had committed breach of contract and awarded Main Line 8.9m , which included general damages and compensation for the loss of her services . |
| 21 | FERRANTI 'S shares return to active trading today after a three-week suspension and are expected to open at around 45p . |
| 22 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 23 | After a heated debate and several inconclusive votes the Federal Assembly on Nov. 13 approved a bill on the division of federal assets , one of the main outstanding issues . |
| 24 | There may be deadlock and paralysis , but the government that will eventually take office will emerge after protracted bargaining between the parties in Parliament after a general election and without any reference to the electors and their wishes . |
| 25 | It takes place in the future after a terrible war and is written in the form of the diary of a girl called Anna . |
| 26 | Was the vicious rumour that he had turned up late after a liquid lunch and did n't know what he was voting for true ? |
| 27 | I put on a stone after a recent holiday and I have n't got round to getting it off . |
| 28 | After a late sleep and lunch at Rosalie 's restaurant , he worked steadily through from 2 to 6pm . |
| 29 | After a late breakfast and a discussion of the programme , , and I explored Jaipur , the ‘ city of palaces ’ in the late afternoon , before being entertained at home by . |
| 30 | It has been formed after a year-long management and brand analysis of Seagram 's global brands . |