Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] since [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had worked for OBEX since leaving school . |
| 2 | Gary Bennett ( centre back ) : Only five short of 300 appearances for Sunderland since signing from Cardiff for a bargain £80,000 , Bennett has been a great servant to the club . |
| 3 | He had acknowledged similar courtesies a number of times since riding out , and guessed that it was the sable hat of a Khan which he carried in his hand which was attracting recognition , rather than his actual eminence . |
| 4 | Sunderland brought on Owers as a substitute for his first taste of football since sustaining a pelvic injury three months ago . |
| 5 | Atkinson is also looking to a February return for England winger Tony Daley , out of action since undergoing a cartilage operation three months ago . |
| 6 | Kribensis , out of action since gashing a hind leg at Cheltenham in March , pleased Dunwoody and trainer Michael Stoute in a schooling session yesterday . |
| 7 | Dari Sound was also occupied over hurdles but had been out of action since running slightly disappointingly in a two-and-a-half-mile race at Uttoxeter early in December . |
| 8 | WALES flanker Emyr Lewis , out of action since aggravating a shoulder injury last month , could struggle to be fit for the Five Nations match against England in Cardiff on February 6 . |
| 9 | Both Michelle , 22 , and Lisa , 19 , have lost a lot of weight since going to prison . |
| 10 | So it seems Wimbledon , who have cashed in on £12 million of talent since winning the FA Cup in l988 , could be in for more money . |
| 11 | Her father , Ray Shepherd had worked in the shipyard until it closed and her elder brother , Steve , had been out of work since leaving school . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm very disappointed because I 've been out of work since returning from the tour last summer and this contract meant security for my family . ’ |
| 13 | His upward swing of mood since meeting Rose was like a glider flying above the clouds where all was serene . |
| 14 | He has played only a handful of games since breaking down with back trouble in St Lucia while touring his native West Indies with England in 1990 . |
| 15 | The national coach has been forced to treat withdrawals as a way of life since taking over the job six-and-a-half years ago . |
| 16 | GrandMet has lost a lot of froth since giving two warnings in just a month of less than fizzing profits . |
| 17 | Nick Cusack who 's not enjoyed the best of starts since joining United showed control and a calculating finish for his second goal of the season … |
| 18 | Sandy , a divorced mother of one , has played Cupid to scores of couples since setting up the business at her home in Rhosesmor , Clwyd , six years ago . |
| 19 | ‘ But I really have n't played an awful lot of golf since coming home , because of work commitments . |
| 20 | Three key dimensions are recognized as specific to runaways : age ; absence of permission to leave or covert or forcible ejection ; length of time since leaving . |
| 21 | The group had been under surveillance since arriving in Valencia from Cyprus by sea in September . |
| 22 | Prudential has poured more than $1 billion into Pru-Bache since acquiring it in 1981 . |
| 23 | It will be Gatting 's eighth season as captain since taking over from Mike Brearley . |
| 24 | He has played 17 in succession since replacing Smith in December . |
| 25 | The PDC had been in opposition since leaving Endara 's government in April 1991 ; Arias had remained in the constitutional post of First Vice-President without attending Cabinet meetings . |
| 26 | Willie has big chances in the other televised races — on in-from After The Last and Jahafil who has won a big race in Ireland since losing to Spinning at Goodwood . |
| 27 | RAF Lyneham is geared for action and has had machinery in place since dealing with the return of the hostages last year … particularly Terry Waite . |
| 28 | For Rio Tinto , the new scheme extends the interest it has shown in tin mining in Cornwall since acquiring Wheal Jane . |
| 29 | The unrest was the most serious in Japan since rioting in the same area left several hundred people injured in October 1990 [ see p. 37780 ] . |
| 30 | Tomba is clearly looking forward to his first race in Italy since winning a gold and a silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Albertville last year , to add to two golds he took in 1988 . |