Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modular fuel tanks ( you literally switch tanks by landing , disposing of the empty one and clipping a full one on ) give the CIRV a five-hour maximum endurance and a range up to 250 miles , or fifty miles unrefuelled , cruising at 30–50 mph after a take-off run which can be as short at two metres . |
| 2 | After a pub lunch we did a bit outside the car-park mortuary and then settled down with the telephone to record some attempts to buy a coffin , one of which resulted in agreement , which was the last thing we needed at the time , although it came in very handy later . |
| 3 | In one case the author was involved in , the widow ( after the deed of variation ) was able to convince the CTO that she only considered making the gifts back after a cocktail party she attended and at which the topic of conversation was inheritance tax . |
| 4 | DANISH star Torben Piechnik hit back yesterday after a nightmare debut which must add fresh fears about Liverpool 's future . |
| 5 | Robson , 35 , is expected to return in a fortnight after a hamstring injury which has seen him , yet again , miss the start of the season . |
| 6 | ( It is presumed that either Galt or Gilkison named the River Irvine ) William had a mill and a general store built , sold off plots of land to settlers , and established a community which he named Elora after a sailing ship which his youngest brother , Captain John Gilkison of Irvine , had just had built for the trade with India . |
| 7 | After a master class which included warnings about ‘ unusualness ’ and ‘ surprise qualities ’ from a keen young Frenchman , we could only agree that a taste like unfortified fino sherry was certainly out of the ordinary . |
| 8 | Most evenings were spent at the Club , after a buffet meal which offered a wide variety of dishes , helped down by generous free wine followed up with coffee and brandy on the terrace . |
| 9 | The rift between CART and USAC widened when the latter refused CART racing teams entry to the 1979 Indianapolis 500 , but after a court ruling they were reinstated . |
| 10 | Last Friday after a court appearance he was being taken by taxi to Bullingdon Prison in Oxfordshire . |
| 11 | To expect a full grammatical statement of BSL after a research history which can be traced only to the mid-70s , would have been optimistic in the extreme . |
| 12 | A lot of people like it because basically th er when you look after a police dog it becomes your pet as well , you take it home with you and you take it to work with you , and the u you 'll have a police dog for sort of like its working life of seven to eight years , so basically you 're gon na have him for seven to eight years and he becomes a fa like a family pet . |
| 13 | Violence erupted hours after a UN convoy which braved fighting to deliver supplies to Gorazde returned safely to the capital . |
| 14 | After a snack lunch I went back there . ’ |
| 15 | After a transition period they would receive cash-limited allocations from the RHA based on the number and characteristics of their resident population and would be free to purchase services from within or without the district ( subject to certain safeguards ) , from NHS , private and voluntary suppliers . |
| 16 | He was replying to Ernie Ross , Labour MP for Dundee West , who said the workers had lost their jobs after a disputes procedure which had followed the Government 's employment law to the letter . |
| 17 | He was replying to Ernie Ross , Labour MP for Dundee West , who said the workers had lost their jobs after a disputes procedure which had followed the Government 's employment law to the letter . |
| 18 | Returning home one night after a sorting session I found a list of messages , mostly concerning Christian Aid , awaiting me . |
| 19 | Gascoigne threw down his bib after a practice match which his team lost 3-1 and appeared to have angry words with Zoff and assistant coach Giancarlo Oddi before team manager Maurizio Manzini was called in to mediate . |
| 20 | On the night of May 23 Falcone died in hospital after a bomb attack which also killed his wife , Franca Morvillo , who was an examining magistrate , and three of their bodyguards ; 13 people were injured . |
| 21 | In the course of a 24-hour drama the kidnapper , Orlando Ordoñez Betancourt , successfully demanded that they be flown with him to Honduras , where after an airport siege he was granted safe passage to Mexico . |
| 22 | After an eye test he was given the rank of petty officer engineer and directed to Victoria Station to take charge of 20 similar recruits . |
| 23 | A few years ago , I heard of a consultant surgeon who had been drinking on duty for 20 years . |
| 24 | However , what evidence there is highlights a number of ways in which — relative to older whites — black and Asian elders are disadvantaged ( in income , housing , health and access to services ) , and are part of a minority group which clearly suffers racial discrimination . |
| 25 | At Horkstow we might have another example of such usage — an interpretation supported by the cosmic imagery , the role of the kneeling figures , and the inclusion of a guilloche border which otherwise diminishes the design 's radius . |
| 26 | On the other hand if someone dies of a heart attack it is just accepted that the cause is hereditary , ‘ He over-exerted himself once too often , ’ or most commonly , it was ‘ Just bad luck ’ . |
| 27 | I had intended to go on and become a teacher , but when Dad died of a heart attack I was needed to help run the family art gallery . ’ |
| 28 | — Peter Sellers , telling reporters of a heart attack he had while making love to Britt Ekland . |
| 29 | Workmates of a computer technician who 's thought to have have killed his wife and children before committing suicide have held a memorial service to pay their last respects . |
| 30 | The description ‘ Big , Black but Slim ’ could be misconstrued but as dedicated readers of a computer magazine I 'm sure you 'll realise that I 'm talking about the keyboard ! |