Example sentences of "[noun sg] after the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A flash of hope after the unexpected success at Bauge in 1421 ; but Cravant and , in particular , Verneuil put paid to hopes of a quick revival . |
| 2 | Mr Evans also claimed signalling difficulties were caused because Capt Brown 's starting flag was wrapped around the stick after the second start . |
| 3 | Michael Benson , 42 , of Los Angeles , was whisked to hospital with serious lung damage after the daring helicopter mission in zero visibility . |
| 4 | Sensitive to further environmental damage after the nuclear disaster , authorities banned the use of chemical insecticides in the worst affected areas , leaving crops vulnerable to insect pests . |
| 5 | There was a deal of euphoria after the first night , the success of the missions , a certain element of surprise , but I did say at that time that we 'd be foolish to lower our guard , because erm there was still a lot of work to do , and that is exactly what it 's turning out to be , and we 're going for his military installations , and he 's got a lot of them , and it 's a wearing down process . |
| 6 | Figure 6.7 is a typical fairly large lunar crater , named Copernicus after the Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus ( 1473–1543 ) . |
| 7 | Eventually Ryan appeased Neath by choosing more of their players but it made no difference : whatever kind of front five was chosen , static or mobile , Wales were beaten , and then when rugby league lucre had begun to attract an increasing number of his better players Ryan gave up the unequal struggle after the devastating defeat at Twickenham in 1990 . |
| 8 | The cabinet left on 6 November for Valencia , on the Mediterranean coast , ostensibly to direct from there the continuation of the struggle after the expected fall of Madrid . |
| 9 | If she 'd relaxed in her skin after the hot work over the kiln , she had n't flaunted it ; not till that moment , and even then , had she been clothed , the smile might have signified no more than amused affection . |
| 10 | Well the Bill was , who was the manager in those days was very much the manager , and there was one of the directors used to play for the Villa , and he used to more or less look after the playing side which the rest of the directors never seemed to interfere with , they , they left the management up to the manager the selection of the team , Bill and the trainer when they were in the second division was Arthur who 's manager of Derby County now , he had the , I believe he had a sad time when he was at Walsall he , he lost his wife in a car accident and |
| 11 | He gained public sympathy after the third Marquess of Salisbury , the prime minister , doubted that ‘ a British constituency would elect a black man ’ . |
| 12 | ANDREW SHERBORNE , the quiet man of British golf , shot a five-under-par 67 to lead the field after the first round of the Kronenbourg Open at Salo , near Verona , yesterday . |
| 13 | A confident Tom Kite shot a bogey-free 65 to move two strokes ahead of the field after the fourth round of the Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta , California . |
| 14 | Stuttgart coach Christophe Daum had named Chapman as his side 's biggest worry after the pre-season Makita tournament at Elland Road , saying : ‘ He is so dangerous when the ball is played into him in the air , and I do n't think we are able to cope with that . ’ |
| 15 | An hour after the seven-year-old bitch 's death a veterinary surgeon found its body temperature was 109.2 degrees and it had died from heart failure caused by heat stress , Birmingham magistrates were told . |
| 16 | What kind of strength might they have if they harnessed the determination and cunning which went into the anti-bond protests , the bright and imaginative minds which contribute to fanzines and the patience and good humour shown when visiting supporters are ordered to stand in the rain for half an hour after the final whistle ? |
| 17 | I at once seized my astrolabe and made a careful note of the time of full eclipse , which was a little more than three-quarters of an hour after the eleventh hour of the night . |
| 18 | An hour after the French Dragoon Sergeant and his horse had been broken and flensed by the canister another cavalryman rode into the bright midsummer sunshine . |
| 19 | Hell 's teeth , I 'm just going to phone again , am I , only an hour after the last time — ‘ Little Bina 's got herself into a mess , ran away from home and got her bag nicked , can you come and fetch her quick cos she 's very frightened ? ’ |
| 20 | For the other metals there was little further decrease in contamination after the third collection . |
| 21 | It culminated in the clean-up of the industry inaugurated by nationalisation after the Second World War . |
| 22 | The Mazowiecki government had tendered its resignation after the first round of the presidential elections , but parliament had initially refused to accept it . |
| 23 | The Cabinet appointed in July 1990 [ see p. 37802 ] tendered its resignation after the general election held in January 1991 [ see p. 37948 ] . |
| 24 | BARCELONA have offered coach Johan Cruyff a two-year extension on his contract after the European Cup holders ' 2-1 Intercontinental Cup defeat by South American champions Sao Paulo in Tokyo on Sunday . |
| 25 | In a private conversation with Salas Pombo after the National Council speech , Franco admitted that he thought the Falangist ideology outmoded . |
| 26 | On Nov. 4 the Országgyülés ( parliament ) passed a bill to allow prosecution for the crimes of murder and treason committed between Dec. 21 , 1944 , and May 2 , 1990 — the period between the first meeting of the independent Hungarian parliament after the Soviet occupation and the convening of the present parliament . |
| 27 | However , there were no signs of any abatement of the political storm after the mysterious appearance on a Press Association fax machine of a draft letter due to be sent by Mr Lilley to the Prime Minister . |
| 28 | I find that autumn-sown oats or rye ripen early and often allow me to squeeze in a catch crop of oats or rye after the main harvest to be grazed in the late autumn and spring before ploughing for roots . |
| 29 | Edward ( 1817–1905 ) , George ( 1815–1902 ) and Thomas ( 1823–1906 ) Dalziel ( there were in all seven brothers Dalziel ) , who were in the forefront of the revival of the woodcut after the temporary predominance of the steel engraving , may be bought cheaply in a profusion of books ( if rather more expensively in Lear 's Book of Nonsense and some of Lewis Carroll 's classics ) . |
| 30 | After two years they die out , unable to complete with the grass and your nursery-raised seedlings , which are plug-planted into the award after the second mowing . |