Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After being bound apprentice to the barber-surgeon Edward Nourse , he rose to become master of anatomy to the Corporation of Surgeons and , for nearly forty years , Surgeon to St. Bartholomew 's Hospital . |
| 2 | A lesbian couple has won a three-year battle with Hampshire County Council to foster a child after being denied permission on the grounds of their sexuality . |
| 3 | Mike Moore became Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 4 , after being elected leader of the ruling Labour Party ; he became the third person to hold the post in the space of 13 months . |
| 4 | The reshuffle featured the return to the Cabinet of Jean-Marie Soisson , who had resigned from a Cabinet post in March after being elected President of the Regional Council for Burgundy [ see p. 38821 ] . |
| 5 | On 26 July 1986 Father Lawrence Jenco was released after being held hostage for 18 months . |
| 6 | The Saudi Arabian ambassador to Yemen and an adviser were rescued by security sources on April 20 after being held hostage for 18 hours . |
| 7 | At first he claimed Botham had told him to f*** off after being trapped lbw in the second Texaco Trophy contest at the Oval . |
| 8 | THREE gravely ill patients died after being refused admission to a cash-starved intensive care unit . |
| 9 | However , after being refused passage by two ferry companies , they were forced to admit their load was not radioactive and were made to remove the stickers and signs before they could sail . |
| 10 | A 27-year-old man was led from the dock protesting his innocence yesterday after being refused bail on a charge of looting during the Llandudno floods . |
| 11 | He was in a Niagara Falls jail yesterday waiting to hear if he would be sent back to Britain after being refused entry to America . |
| 12 | Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Tesco manager James Andrews , 44 , was forced to hand over £55,000 after being taken hostage with his wife Edna and sons James , 15 , and Matthew , 17 . |
| 13 | TESCO manager James Andrews was forced to hand over £55,000 after being taken hostage with his wife Edna and sons James , 15 , and Matthew , 17 . |
| 14 | This is especially true if the pilot turns out to be a young lady and the shock of what-might-have-been gives rise to tears during her interview with the investigator . |
| 15 | If , therefore , the acts relied on are incapable of being made part of any cause of action — e.g . |
| 16 | But by failing to register in time you will have lost the chance of being given preference in allocation . |
| 17 | Curiously , his father had also been one of three captains in a series against West Indies ; he , though , had not suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the car park at the ground because the attendant did not recognize him . |
| 18 | Fascinating though these books are to read , the thought of being held prisoner by such a regime , knowing exactly how each day was to be spent from now until eternity , makes me feel cold with horror . |
| 19 | In fact , the novelty of being offered information by Sniffy would n't let me miss it . |
| 20 | Recently a Nomura executive suffered the indignity of being taken hostage by a client wielding a samurai sword . |
| 21 | Derek had been terrified of being found work as a clerk or a porter , but signing on had cheered him up immensely : he too was completely unemployable . |
| 22 | I smiled to myself as I let in the clutch and moved off I would stop at the shop and tell the little man that he could collect his pans without the slightest fear of being torn limb from limb , but my overriding emotion was one of relief that I had not cut the sparkle out of the big dog 's life . |
| 23 | Where neither attend despite being given notice of the appointment , the court may refuse to make directions . |
| 24 | Four former South African police officers were sought by the Namibian authorities to testify at the trial , but had refused to come forward , despite being offered immunity from prosecution . |
| 25 | With regards to my salary increase of January ninety four , recently you have now stated my increase with be take place in April ninety four . |
| 26 | However , having studied the file , the facts of the matter are that Mr Wingert proceeded with is written work without seeing the required approval of subject and content from the Membership Committee . |
| 27 | The forward tilt is admirable but these chairs have a disadvantage : by placing the knees on a pad the feet , with their receptors , are prevented from being placed flat on the floor . |
| 28 | ( 3 ) The losses against which a recognised body is required to insure under this Rule are all losses arising from claims in respect of civil liability incurred in the practice of the recognised body by the recognised body or by any of its officers or employees or former officers or employees or by any solicitor or registered foreign lawyer who is or was a consultant to or associate in the body 's practice or is or was working in the practice as an agent or a locum tenens ; save that a recognised body shall not be required to insure against losses arising from claims of a type excluded , by the indemnity rules applicable from time to time to recognised bodies , from being afforded indemnity by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund . |
| 29 | When parents have implicitly forbidden their otherwise relatively mature children to be fully sexual creatures , there can be enormous value in being given permission by an authoritative therapist to have and enjoy sex . |
| 30 | He studied further at Aberdeen , Glasgow , and Berlin before being appointed lecturer in history and economics at Rhodes University College , Grahamstown , in 1911 . |