Example sentences of "[noun pl] after an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All patients were examined between 0900 hours and 1100 hours after an overnight fast . |
| 2 | Now , six months after an American biographer , Donald Spoto , did a hatchet job on Olivier , accusing him of having a homosexual affair with Danny Kaye , the key is to be removed from its resting place . |
| 3 | THE WAR in the Western Sahara , dormant for 12 months after an informal ceasefire , has burst into life again with two attacks in the past five days by Polisario guerrillas on the Moroccan wall dividing the territory . |
| 4 | The photographs are excellent , clustered with captions after an explanatory essay , or in some cases a series of short essays . |
| 5 | Most of Prince George 's boyhood was spent at Kew where , in March 1833 , he lost the sight of both eyes after an unexplained accident . |
| 6 | Young is in urgent need of funds after an unexpected shortfall in reserves at its opencast sites . |
| 7 | Lactose absotption was assessed by measurement of breath hydrogen concentrations after an oral lactose load . |
| 8 | Mr Paisley said he had taken up an invitation from Miss Boothroyd to raise his concerns after an unsuccessful request by Upper Bann MP David Trimble for an urgent debate in the Commons yesterday . |
| 9 | The court heard he broke into RJ Kent motors after an all-day drinking binge at family celebrations . |
| 10 | Blackburn face a desperate battle to be involved in the playoffs after an alarming decline . |
| 11 | At Ascot today Two Left Feet should enjoy the conditions after an impressive victory on similar ground at Ripon . |
| 12 | He was gradually moving out of Italy , leaving the Pope to handle his own political problems after an imperial show of strength . |
| 13 | Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a building society in yesterday afternoon . |
| 14 | Exports to China have slipped down to the 1987 levels after an artificial high in 1988 caused by the coincidence of a number of major orders . |
| 15 | Walsh , 27 , was given his marching orders after an off-the-ball incident with Steve Bull during the 3-0 defeat at Wolves on Tuesday . |
| 16 | Four unions have started a recruitment drive for new members after an eight year ban on union membership at the base . |
| 17 | A specific task of non-executives on the board was to audit thoroughly the impact of major investment decisions after an appropriate period . |
| 18 | INJURED Wayne Fairclough was left for dead by his friends after an horrific van smash . |
| 19 | Mrs Sadat and the Queen had become friends after an official visit the Sadat had made to Iran in 1976 . |
| 20 | Patients and Health Unions are demanding better security at Britain 's hospitals after an eleven year old girl was raped in a children 's ward . |
| 21 | THE former chairman and vice-chairman of Falkirk Football Club have been charged with fraud by Central Scotland police after an eight-month investigation into the club 's affairs . |
| 22 | The lead changed hands after an excellent result by the three-boat team in the fifth race and some protest decisions from earlier racing . |
| 23 | FURIOUS Ards boss Paul Malone fined himself a week 's wages after an angry clash with the Linfield bench as his team crashed out of the TNT Gold Cup yesterday . |
| 24 | Dick Allan 's charge , a useful hurdler rated in the mid 120s , has crept in on a mark of 86 over fences after an unenterprisingly-ridden second at Catterick . |
| 25 | Britain 's second biggest brewer , Courage , is to axe seven hundred jobs after an extensive review of its operations . |
| 26 | Diana was not so enthused by the architecture , which Charles delighted in , but there was no doubting the warmth of the welcome — they were greeted everywhere as ‘ Carlo e De ’ — and the sheer beauty of the place and the warm weather lifted everyone 's spirits after an English winter . |