Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These rubber Hammers failed to respond even when Allen marked his transfer from one club to the other with a spectacular , 27th minute shot that cancelled out Wise 's rather streaky opening goal for Chelsea only a minute earlier . |
| 2 | The deep sound of the bells rolled through Knockglen twice a day , at noon and at six in the evening , great timekeepers as much as reminders to pray . |
| 3 | At Ten Bel , Geminis provides the best of both worlds — an ideal environment for a relaxing holiday , with the lively activities of Drago only a moment 's walk away . |
| 4 | We know from the observations of Herodotus nearly a century later that they were still treating the animal with the utmost respect . |
| 5 | Then around Torbay , with a concrete shoreline of hotels , and past Plymouth where a danger area comes inland from the sea and arcs to within four miles of Plymouth airfield . |
| 6 | This is a specimen of our dressing rooms , but not by far the worst , as I know of one in the North of England where a corner of the floor is submerged in filth and water . |
| 7 | In 756 Cynewulf was able to seize the kingdom from Sigeberht , confining him to the region of Hampshire where a swineherd slew him at Privett ( ASC A , s.a. 755 ) ; but he was obliged in 756–7 to witness Aethelbald 's grant of land in Wiltshire to Abbot Eanberht ( CS 181 : S 96 ) . |
| 8 | The risk was undoubtedly greatest for those living closest to the plant , particularly in the village of Seascale only a mile away . |
| 9 | They assemble initially in their own chamber from where they are eventually summoned by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to attend at the Bar of the House of Lords where a Commission for the Opening of Parliament is read , usually by the Lord Chancellor , on behalf of the monarch . |
| 10 | The problem of hypoxia during endoscopy in the elderly has not been addressed since the work of Rozen almost a decade ago before reliable methods of non-invasive arterial oxygen saturation measurement were readily available . |
| 11 | When the final scenes were played out in a villa near St Tropez in the South of France just a month ago , I was left open-mouthed at the level of stupidity — or was it arrogance ? — displayed by the Duchess and her balding ‘ financial adviser ’ John Bryan . |
| 12 | So a male companion and I drove up to the starting point in Glen Lyon , a few miles east of Bridge of Balgie where a bridge crosses the River Lyon to a cattle farm . |
| 13 | Indeed its members often denied that they belonged to any ‘ group ’ ; they were , they said , primarily friends , with certain family connections , who found some definition ( and their group name ) from the district of London where a number of them lived . |
| 14 | Watson held on to third place with a final 74 for a 296 total , with former England international Martin Foster of Worksop just a stroke behind after a closing 68 . |
| 15 | For seaside holidays , Tuscany offers small , elegant resorts in the northern area of Versilia where a strip of wide sandy beaches nestles between the gently shelving Tyrrhenian Sea and the dramatic peaks of the Apuan Alps . |
| 16 | The distinctive moods of the rich and various landscapes which crowded near to Stowey were becoming for Coleridge almost a reflex of his own moods and thoughts — the broad uplands of the Quantock Hills a counterpoint to the speculative power of a mind ‘ habituated to the vast ’ , the lowland villages an expression for him of the loving companionship of friends and family , the hidden dell , where the voice of nature sounded in the waterfall , a retreat by turns comforting and mysterious to serve his recurrent longing for escape . |
| 17 | If you spend any amount of time using photo-retouching programs like Aldus PhotoStyler or vector graphics programs like CorelDRAW then a graphics accelerator card is an absolute must for your shopping list . |
| 18 | The news of the retreat came into Shrewsbury only a day ahead of the returning vanguard , and filled the town with rumours and counter-rumours . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , with Hartnell just a memory , who will now become the Queen 's couturier ? |
| 20 | The closest case on this point is probably Chapman v. Honig where a landlord gave notice to quit to his tenant , the notice being in accordance with the terms of the lease . |
| 21 | The din became even louder as we turned into Trinity where a gang of felons was being driven about London in a cart wearing a scrawled notice around their neck listing their offence . |
| 22 | With Thursday only a day or so hence , why did not he inform us there and then that he would be unable to convey our message to the queen our mother ? |
| 23 | A month later he was drafted into Vietnam where a shoulder wound abruptly put an end to his promising football career . |
| 24 | Day Four : An early start from Usti with a 5.30am departure for Lovosice where a coach will be awaiting you at 9.00am . |
| 25 | For Malta however an event of much lesser magnitude was soon to have an effect infinitely greater on the immediate concern of the defenders . |
| 26 | It happened in Germany about a year ago . |
| 27 | More damning evidence came from Polly , who said she had seen her mother in Cardiff about a year previously with three children , and a day later had seen her without any . |
| 28 | Menem , who had accepted Yoma 's resignation only a few days before , had been forced to suspend her from her post in March when a report by a Spanish investigative judge , hearing evidence in the Spanish capital , Madrid , accused her of being part of an international drug laundering ring . |
| 29 | One afternoon in March when a north-westerly was sending catspaws across the estuary , Harry and Sam took their wives down to see what progress had been made . |
| 30 | For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him . |