Example sentences of "[noun prp] on a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dick Hansen on a cold day in February 1992 , flying his P-40 for the first time . |
| 2 | Imran , 39 , who first injured his right shoulder during pre-World Cup matches in Australia , is due to lead Pakistan on a five-Test tour of England beginning in early May . |
| 3 | The asset swap , which was unveiled in Stockholm last night , puts Volvo on an equal footing with the Swedish Government , which previously held an 80 per cent share stake in Procordia . |
| 4 | In spite of everything the Collector felt his spirits lift as he sat down beside Lucy on a sheltered corner of the verandah and watched her making cartridges . |
| 5 | Allen Wright on a superb production at Perth Theatre , an apt swansong for outgoing artistic director Joan Knight |
| 6 | Illness permanently trapped him in Whitehaven on a rare visit in 1698 . |
| 7 | Sheedy , 33 next month , arrived on Tyneside on a free transfer from Everton within days of Keegan 's return . |
| 8 | The spatial complexity and dramatic lighting of the staircase at Windsor had been achieved by May on a smaller scale at the earlier Eltham Lodge , Kent , one of the quintessential Restoration houses , built in 1664 for Sir John Shaw , and one of the few buildings by the architect to survive . |
| 9 | The essence of what Mr Hussain said was that following the marriage he would remain in England on a settled basis as a married man for just so long as his wife dictated . |
| 10 | It blamed the decline in playing standards at first-class level in England on an excessive amount of limited-over cricket . |
| 11 | He will accompany Glamorgan on a pre-season tour to Cape Town . |
| 12 | The classic viewpoint is the far end of Loch Coulin , reached from the pass near Loch Clair on a private road to Coulin Lodge . |
| 13 | The aim was to put south Korea on a viable footing in case unification of the peninsula was postponed for some years . |
| 14 | Mr Mandela 's son , Makghatho , has been visiting his father at his prison house near Cape Town on a weekly basis for some months . |
| 15 | This is a small town of 7,000 people through which the motorist passes on the way to Baden , itself only a short distance from Brugg on a direct road to the east . |
| 16 | Lord Sanderson of Bowden , hitherto Minister of State at the Scottish Office , took over as party chair in Scotland on a full-time basis on Sept. 27 . |
| 17 | ‘ I worked at the Bank of Scotland on a three-week attachment in my fifth year at school , ’ he recalls . |
| 18 | Will he confirm , in line with undertakings given at the time of privatisation , that he expects British Steel to consider offers for the sale of Ravenscraig on a commercial basis at opportunity cost — at a price which British Steel could expect to get for the plant on world markets ? |
| 19 | Views were being sought by 30 July on a proposed change in the 1985 Companies Act to exempt from disclosure in client company accounts payments for non-audit services made to companies which have become associates of an audit firm solely because it has gained voting rights in them in an insolvency appointment . |
| 20 | The US duo arrived in Spain on a private jet from North Carolina , where they played in the US Tour Championship on Sunday , and both have to be back in the States next Monday . |
| 21 | PAUL McGRATH guided the Republic of Ireland on a gentle stroll through their World Cup Group Three qualifier against listless Latvia in Riga last night . |
| 22 | In Kilronan churchyard lies the blind harper who , it is said , wrote the music for the tune that became ‘ The Star-Spangled Banner ’ — Turlough O'Carolan , led across Ireland on a white horse by his servant , and sleeping with his harp in the bed so as not to let the instrument 's wood warp in damp rooms . |
| 23 | Telegraph writers report Peter Deeley on a pressing need for more resources |
| 24 | The fours was a fairytale finish for Brian Daly 's Belmont rink which had earlier beaten Graham on an extra end in the semi-final , when they completely outbowled the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullen . |
| 25 | Myth and menace merge in India 's poll campaign : Tony Allen-Mills writes from Uttar Pradesh on a Hindu-Muslim row over a mosque that could influence the general election later this year |
| 26 | ) Not wanting to be away from Previn for long periods , Mia crossed the Atlantic on a few weekends during the shooting . |
| 27 | Goalkeeper Stuart Ford is poised to join Scarborough on a one-year contract after being granted a free transfer by Rotherham United . |
| 28 | THE SOUNDBITE VERSION of the Deee-Lite story you probably know : a Russian émigré ( Super DJ Dmitry ! ) , working as a go-go dancer in New York clubs , is introduced to a bald New York textile designer ( Lady Miss Kier Kirby ! ) by the fountain in Washington Square on a sunny day in 1982 . |
| 29 | Alastair McIver reports from Eastbourne on a 10th title for Navratilova |
| 30 | The two have an argument and vow never to speak to each other again , whereupon Serena leaves for a holiday with Rupert on a volcanic island in the Aegean to which Rusty and his wife have recently been transferred . |