Example sentences of "[prep] an [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All patients had typical clinical features of the acromegaly syndrome , high circulating growth hormone concentrations which were not suppressed below 2 µg/l after an oral glucose load , and insulin like growth factor-1 ( IGF-1 ) or somatomedin-C plasma concentrations above the mean 2 ( SD ) for age . |
| 2 | Lactose absotption was assessed by measurement of breath hydrogen concentrations after an oral lactose load . |
| 3 | The court heard he broke into RJ Kent motors after an all-day drinking binge at family celebrations . |
| 4 | After an 8 day trial , David Harper , the last of three defendants , was cleared of killing the 17 year old twin sisters in a barn fire . |
| 5 | Subjects were examined at baseline , at 4 , 8 , and 16 weeks on treatment , and again after an 8 week washout . |
| 6 | After an early honeymoon period during which he drove underground the anarchist trade union , the CNT , suppressed Catalan nationalism , brought peace to Morocco , and benefited from a shortlived economic boom , Primo de Rivera 's credit gradually exhausted itself . |
| 7 | His injury is now completely cured and , after an early season rocket from Loftus Road manager Gerry Francis , he has put himself back on the trail to match last term 's 24-goal haul . |
| 8 | After an early morning breakfast with Paula , he walked with her to the garage where the BMW was parked . |
| 9 | After an early morning visit yesterday to Wilton Village following complaints of speeding drivers , Langbaurgh councillors recommended another ‘ slow ’ sign and repainting of other warning signs . |
| 10 | After an early evening meal , she retreated to her room . |
| 11 | AFTER an early penalty setback , Armagh responded when they scored a tremendous try through Tim Scott after an initial decisive break by left-winger Alex Graham . |
| 12 | Legend has it that the first ‘ teddy bear ’ was created for him after an unsuccessful hunting trip . |
| 13 | The government has also failed to account for many hundreds who ‘ disappeared ’ in custody after an unsuccessful coup attempt in 1977 . |
| 14 | He said that the woman , who had been diagnosed as a schizophrenic in 1986 after an attempted arson attack , would probably not be fit to stand trial because of her mental condition . |
| 15 | But after an eleven year break , a new MG will be unveiled at the motor show . |
| 16 | There were a lot of clean cars in Margate on February 24 after an eight-hour car wash marathon in a car park next to the town 's lifeboat station . |
| 17 | Guinness , in addition to its traditional brewing interests , had acquired Bell 's whisky after an acrimonious takeover battle in 1985 . |
| 18 | His removal , reportedly suggested by Gen. Pinochet himself after an internal army inquiry , was accompanied by the arrest of three people connected with the case and the placing of a restriction order on another six . |
| 19 | A MAN has been cleared of killing teenage twin sisters in a barn blaze after an alleged midnight sex session . |
| 20 | Kirk Douglas died last month after an alleged stabbing incident as his home in Bridge Street . |
| 21 | Shares in Bond Street antiques dealer Mallett surged 19p to 73p after an unnamed bid approach . |
| 22 | A teenager accused of blinding a woman pensioner by throwing acid into her face is being treated in a prison hospital wing after an apparent suicide attempt . |
| 23 | Doctors feared he could be permanently brain-damaged after an horrific motorway crash . |
| 24 | INJURED Wayne Fairclough was left for dead by his friends after an horrific van smash . |
| 25 | AS Cheryl Landon lay dying in a coma after an horrific car crash only her stepfather refused to give up hope . |
| 26 | BRIGITTE Bardot 's love for animals drove her to attempt suicide after an horrific cruelty case near her home , friends fear . |
| 27 | ‘ It would be consistent with the data ’ , he writes , ‘ and defensible on logical grounds to argue that the growth and decline in the designated areas merely reflects , after an appropriate time lapse , the gains or losses to the total stock of G.P.s in the country . ’ |
| 28 | The race had come together near Orrell after an 80 mile breakaway by Australia 's Grant Rice and Holland 's Marc Lotz . |
| 29 | However , Boro 's YTS keeper , Steve Hewitt is set to retain his place at Chesterfield tomorrow after an impressive midweek debut against Crewe . |
| 30 | A new French contender in the object database stakes has emerged in the shape of Matisse , from Intellitic International SA , of Saint Quentin en Yvelines — and Waltham , Massachusetts-based parallel computer systems manufacturer Kendall Square Research Inc and says that after an extensive vendor review to select an object-oriented database developer whose technology would best complement the KSR1 architecture , it concluded that Intellitic 's Matisse was the most suitable . |