Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had got restlessly to his feet and was leaning over the green wooden railing that came to waist height at the edge of the veranda , but after a suppressed exclamation he wheeled to face his sister again . |
| 2 | The only ball that seemed to find the pocket was the white , in a bad dream of in-offs and in-withs — plus , from Julian , a world-class in-instead , the cue-ball struck with such prodigious unintentional sidespin that after a deadened impact it ambled on grimly into the corner bag . |
| 3 | A reporter in New York learns from a friend , a gynaecologist , that after a certain date she has no more patients on her books ; others in her profession are in the same boat . |
| 4 | Well I think there 's the stretching of it you see , I mean wire w after a certain time it would stretch a bit |
| 5 | After a fractional hesitation she did as he said . |
| 6 | After a fantastic breakfast we learned the art of taking down our tents . |
| 7 | After a leisurely breakfast she showered and dressed in black leggings and a loose cherry-red sweater that was a perfect contrast to her dark hair , then at ten o'clock precisely her doorbell sounded and she locked her flat and ran lightly down the stairs . |
| 8 | After a leisurely meal it was out into the sun-drenched streets again , replete and relaxed , in boisterous good-natured company , for an excellent coffee and a cigar . |
| 9 | ‘ After a cross-country pursuit it eventually landed in a tree and I had to organise a rescue . |
| 10 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
| 11 | After a huddled chat we decide to take it . |
| 12 | AFTER a two-and-a-half-year lull I fully expect my great friendship with Graham Gooch to be back in full swing on the tour to India . |
| 13 | After a long childhood it has become the most successful laboratory of its sort in the world . |
| 14 | Then one day I had to go to the Post Office for something — one of them forms I daresay — so I thought I better wrap up , I better take care , you 're very vulnerable after a long illness you know , and I put my old long mack on and one of the kids ' mack hats and Wellingtons and I went out in the rain , feeling , in a depressed sort of way , ‘ Well , if I get ill again , what can I do ? |
| 15 | After a long while she belched several times , then said , ‘ Maybe I 'll be more resistant now . |
| 16 | After a long look I had made up my mind to continue 18 . |
| 17 | After a long journey we arrived at Lowestoft College . |
| 18 | Then after a long pause she added , ‘ Absolutely nice . |
| 19 | After a long silence I said , ‘ Please ask a maid to show me my bedroom . |
| 20 | After a long argument she convinced the guard we were n't tourists and that climbing was still allowed in the area . |
| 21 | After a long walk we came out between the dunes and were staring at the sea . |
| 22 | But after a long moment he shook his head . |
| 23 | After a long time she looked at her bedside clock and saw that it was past midnight . |
| 24 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 25 | After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair . |
| 26 | After a long time I said , " Do you want me to leave you alone ? " |
| 27 | Immediately after a semi-derelict farmhouse we turned left through a gate and headed straight up a stony track to Rudland Rigg . |
| 28 | After a fitful sleep I set off alone next morning in the welcome warmth of the sun to climb the higher of two small rock peaks rising to the east of the Panch Pokhari . |
| 29 | She left the room after a vague promise he would see her later . |
| 30 | And after a nervous start he brought off some important saves — but this was one time he was n't so sure , playing spot the ball with Mark Wright . |