Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another crash , 11 people , including six children , were taken to hospital after a coach carrying 45 children collided with a minibus on the A40 near Haverfordwest , Dyfed . |
| 2 | After a rally lasting several weeks , the spot price of gold met resistance in the $180s . |
| 3 | Looking after a household involved strenuous activity . |
| 4 | A man 's been airlifted to hospital tonight after a crash involving two lorries a trailer and several cars . |
| 5 | A man 's been airlifted to hospital after a crash involving two lorries a trailer and several cars . |
| 6 | The complex was rebuilt after a firebomb attack more than a year ago , and its owners certainly have made the most of the opportunity . |
| 7 | The accident occurred five months after a truck carrying liquid petroleum gas had exploded in Bangkok , killing some 60 people [ see p. 37712 ] . |
| 8 | Azerbaijan 's declaration followed a worsening in relations after a helicopter carrying high-ranking republican and military officials among its passengers crashed on Nov. 20 , killing 21 people . |
| 9 | It is pure irony that after a climb involving some of the most sustained smooth rock that I 'd ever encountered , the finish involved a traverse of wire cable attached to a telepherique station , a swing down and across metal laddering and a hand-traverse of the spars which guide the telepherique into its housing . |
| 10 | On Sept. 28 , after a trial lasting three years , the former chief of the Aviation Security Command , Brig. -Gen . |
| 11 | After a day discussing these issues in depth , we are geared for action . |
| 12 | After a year investigating archival material in Europe and the United States , ‘ I discovered that my instinct was right — the theme of the movement is about love , not sadness or death : it symbolized Mahler 's love for Alma Schindler , whom he had recently met . ’ |
| 13 | From the end of the lane , a circular walk may be made as suggested on the map , starting along the path to Selside but turning off after a mile to aim due north for the far end of the Allotment wall . |
| 14 | She then went to bed feeling more relaxed , but after a while felt unwell and was soon sick . |
| 15 | Officials said yesterday that Robert Lock , 29 , from Cambridge , had been on remand after a court hearing last week when police detected the heroin , believed to be for his own use . |
| 16 | After a month feel safe to build-up to a few more fish . |
| 17 | On its return from the last raid Sugar diverted to Leuchars in Scotland after a sortie lasting 10 hours 51 minutes , which turned out to be her longest flight of the war . |
| 18 | The last contingent of 160 officers and men of the Parachute Battalion of the Indian Army left the Maldives on Nov. 3 , 1989 , a year after a detachment totalling 1,200 men of the same unit had intervened at the request of the Maldivian President , Abdul Gayoom , to put down an attempted coup [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 19 | The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree all the terms for 110 lay-offs . |
| 20 | EC ministers have agreed on measures to reduce water pollution by nitrates from chemical and natural fertilizers after a debate lasting two and a half years . |
| 21 | Agreement was reached with Turkey in September 1989 after a dispute lasting several years over unfinished building contracts valued at USdollars 100,000,000 . |
| 22 | If the local organization after an election remained active , on a permanent basis of annual subscription , with a permanent organizing secretary who would attend to the registration work and become the agent at the next election , a candidate could , and probably would , be selected on his merits , and the constituency would be independent of men whose only merit was their wealth . |
| 23 | The woman , an occupational therapist from Gloucester , is in intensive care after an operation lasting six hours . |
| 24 | But it emerged after an emergency meeting last night that parliament and government might stave off the crisis by agreeing a compromise to leave the economic reform programme intact . |
| 25 | As required by the Road Traffic Acts , we will pay for emergency medical treatment that is needed after an accident involving any vehicle which this policy insures . |
| 26 | As required by the Road Traffic Acts , we will pay for emergency medical treatment that is needed after an accident involving any vehicle which this policy insures . |
| 27 | As required by the Road Traffic Acts , we will pay for emergency medical treatment that is needed after an accident involving any vehicle which this policy insures . |
| 28 | As required by the Road Traffic Acts , we will pay for emergency medical treatment that is needed after an accident involving any vehicle which this policy insures . |
| 29 | He noticed that , after an action requiring extra tension ( a cat leaping onto a table , for example ) , a set of ‘ righting ’ reflexes comes into play , restoring the body to its normal composed posture . |
| 30 | The idea of a sequel seemed odd , ‘ Harvest ’ was an LP he 'd badmouthed over the years , and it was hardly his style to go into the Mike Oldfield school of repackaging old product . |