Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a young [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some compensation for these flops was provided by Carol Reed 's The Fallen Idol ( 1947 ) , an adaptation of Graham Green 's short story about a young boy 's loss of innocence , and Anthony Asquith 's The Winslow Boy ( 1948 ) , an adapted stage-play about the struggles of a naval cadet 's father to prove his son 's innocence of theft . |
| 2 | On the high mantel shelf above what had once been the fireplace was a black and white photograph of a young man 's head . |
| 3 | Nathan Adams , 18 , David Elsom , 17 , Jason Green , 17 , Simon Lindley , 17 , Gavin Saunders , 17 , Richard Whittaker , 18 and Nicholas Crook , 18 , were sentenced to nine months in a young offenders ' institution . |
| 4 | He was sentenced to six months in a young offenders ' institute . |
| 5 | He was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders ' institution disqualified from driving for two years . |
| 6 | Raymond Allison , 17 , of Amberley Green , Pallister Park , Middlesbrough , was sentenced to nine months in a young offenders ' institute when he appeared before Teesside Crown Court yesterday . |
| 7 | Thompson was sentenced to 27 months in a young offenders ' institute , and Livingstone was fined £150 . |
| 8 | Burglar sentenced : Jamie Raper , 20 , of Wharfe Way , Darlington , was yesterday sentenced at Teesside Crown Court to 12 months in a young offenders ' institution after he admitted burgling a house in Carmel Road North , Darlington . |
| 9 | Judge David Bryant sentenced him to nine months in a young offenders ' institution . |
| 10 | A YOUTH who inflicted what a sheriff described yesterday as an appalling gaping face wound on a teenager he slashed was ordered to be detained for 15 months in a young offenders ' institution . |
| 11 | Burnside was given 12 months in a young offender 's institution and Sture jailed for a year . |
| 12 | Dines is already serving thirty months at a young offenders ' institution for robbery . |
| 13 | 10–10 The Session approved of the formation of a Young People 's Guild in the congregation . |
| 14 | This time there was evidence of occupation — the thin , reed-like sound of a young child 's voice and the discernibly laboured breathing of a man in deep slumber . |
| 15 | To get to that point , there was a quantum leap to be achieved , the proverbial turning point in a young man 's life when fate or some other thing takes a hand , and it was at this point in time that June — whom he says he still believed was his sister — reappeared in the story as a catalyst to a decision that would ultimately prove to be the most important in his life . |
| 16 | David Williams , 20 , of Dalcross Court , Hemlington , was sentenced to two years in a young offender 's institute . |
| 17 | They were guests at a young offenders ' institution … and found the inmates were one of the most appreciative audiences they 'd ever had . |
| 18 | When I wanted publicity for a young persons ' trip to London , arranged to allow them to talk to MPs of all parties , your paper did not publish the Press release . |
| 19 | It 's hardly ever reported in the Third World and er taking the facts that we 've just been talking about into account , it would be tempting to see anorexia as related to conflicts about the beginning of a young woman 's reproductive life because what normally happens is , and has certainly happened in the only case of this that occurred in my family , the young woman in question lost so much weight that she stopped cycling and in fact erm puberty changes went into reverse , she actually regressed , she started puberty and er she had this anorexia problem and she stopped cycling and , and all her body changes reversed , she went back to pre-puberty again erm because of oh no , oh no it did n't , she lost her body hair and stuff yeah , er her , her , her hormonal changes . |
| 20 | In the first place , the ‘ making sense ’ that is the foundation of a young child 's acquisition of speech can operate because the language is met in , and relates directly to , experiences in which the child is immersed . |
| 21 | Evidence of a young person 's success in Compact terms , is evidence of conscientiousness , punctuality and reliability , and of the acquisition of basic skills . |
| 22 | She was a pianist and he met her while they were both taking part in a young performers ' competition . |
| 23 | We are delighted to continue the festival tradition of presenting films by talented young Canadian directors : amongst the titles we will screen this year are HIGHWAY 61 , by the director of last year 's cult classic ROADKILL ‘ H ’ , a harrowing tale of a young couple 's fight to kick heroin ; AN IMAGINARY TALE , a weird and wonderful fantasy from Montreal ; plus two short films from the Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies , including John Greyson 's new film THE MAKING OF ‘ MONSTERS ’ . |
| 24 | A sensible choice as a young girl 's role model , she appears to be so attainable ; nothing particularly talented , beautiful or clever about her , just a pleasant-looking girl-next-door who won the pools when she met Stock , Aitken and Waterman . |
| 25 | On the one hand it is a bittersweet story of communication difficulties between a mother and daughter ; on the other , it is a poignant portrayal of a young woman 's life in old China before the revolution . |
| 26 | The day glows phosphorescently ; snow is coming down in chunks the size of a young child 's hand . |
| 27 | Mr Lavery , who had entered giant celery , onion , radish ( about the size of a young elephant 's tusk ) and leek ( about the size of a young palm tree ) and cabbages , explained how the latter 's immense size was achieved . |
| 28 | The judge , Lord Cowie , who was told the youths were first offenders , sent Sommerville to a young offender 's institution for life . |
| 29 | However , it is not the propriety of marriage itself they question — this remains the inevitable end of a young woman 's life ; the issue is what kind of marriage they should aspire to . |
| 30 | What he asked was guidance in the matter of a young man 's death , a clean young man who handled lambs with gentleness and care , as lambs of God , and never deserved to be done to death suddenly before his time , however the love of God might have set a secure hand under him as he fell , and lifted him into light . |