Example sentences of "[prep] an " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ahead for the first time , Widnes scored two tries in Daley 's absence , Offiah claiming a second , after an astute pass by Grima , then finding huge spaces in a disoriented defence to give Richard Eyres sight of the line . |
| 32 | It was in Tibet , after an outbreak of separatist rioting in March , the 30th anniversary of the 1959 revolt , that Peking first tested the use of martial law and indiscriminate gunfire . |
| 33 | U-TAPAO , Thailand — Hostages held by two students who hijacked a Burmese plane to Thailand were allowed to leave the plane one-by-one early this morning after an eight-hour drama , a Thai military official said . |
| 34 | Earlier this year it was forced to restate its 1987 profits from £1.2m to £410,000 after an investigation by Ernst & Young discovered errors in the valuations of contracts at Sharp 's main business in Bradford . |
| 35 | A loaded pistol and a small quantity of explosives were found in Belfast 's Crumlin Road jail as a search continued after an IRA attempt to stage a breakout . |
| 36 | A SECOND senior detective with a regional crime squad has been suspended after an internal inquiry into allowances irregularities . |
| 37 | Controversial clash with the RSC begins over Wesker 's play , The Journalists , which is cancelled after an actors ' rebellion . |
| 38 | THE WAR in the Western Sahara , dormant for 12 months after an informal ceasefire , has burst into life again with two attacks in the past five days by Polisario guerrillas on the Moroccan wall dividing the territory . |
| 39 | Police investigated after an anonymous report . |
| 40 | The decision by Timothy Renton , Minister of State , came after an urgent representation from the London office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees on Wednesday . |
| 41 | Five years later , and after an initial ‘ thrashing ’ by Birmingham for the British nomination , the bid is more substantial than a local headline , £2 million more , the Duke of Westminster and a dozen of Britain 's blue-chip companies and corporations each persuaded by Scott 's vision of a North-west renaissance to dip into their accounts for at least £100,000 . |
| 42 | There is the ‘ Crook Town Affair ’ of 1928 , when 350 amateurs were suspended for accepting excessive ‘ tea money ’ ; West Auckland 's ‘ World Cup ’ triumphs in Italy in 1909 and 1911 ; the origins of Brian Clough 's first club , Billingham Synthonia ( named after an agricultural fertiliser ! ) ; and the brief flowering of the wonderfully named Thornaby Utopians . |
| 43 | A nostalgia has become apparent , after an era of aggressive atheism , either for the great organized beliefs or for substitutes chiming better with the would-be freer spirit of the times . |
| 44 | Shares in Bennett & Fountain will hit a fresh low for this year on Monday after an out-of-hours announcement last night that ‘ the group has made a significant pre-tax loss for the year to 30 June ’ , due to difficulties in the retail division . |
| 45 | Many organisations might be involved after an attack on British forces . |
| 46 | You do n't notice them when you are in the valleys , but after an invigorating climb up Black Ven or the Golden Cap , it is a huge disappointment to be confronted by rank upon rank of square box-shaped caravans . |
| 47 | After an hour or so we reached a Slovak village with houses in the traditional wood construction with wooden roofs . |
| 48 | After an argument about politics and poetics on the verandah of the Norfolk Hotel , I would often go with Jenni to the movies . |
| 49 | After an unsuccessful merger with Ryman , the office equipment chain , Conran bought back the Habitat name and shops . |
| 50 | ‘ Tired again , ’ he said simply after an hour and went back to his room . |
| 51 | The City Square ( left ) , is perfect for a rest after an afternoon 's shopping in the pedestrianised centre , just a few minutes walk away . |
| 52 | After an extremely quick change from combat kit to PT order , he was taking an anatomy class by 1100 hours . |
| 53 | here it is being checked over back in base after an operation |
| 54 | After an uneventful visit to the thirty-seven villagers of Karpasha , we arrive in the village of Kormakiti , which has 215 residents . |
| 55 | But after an hour of steady jumping , Fräulein Silber 's mood changed abruptly . |
| 56 | Diana was not so enthused by the architecture , which Charles delighted in , but there was no doubting the warmth of the welcome — they were greeted everywhere as ‘ Carlo e De ’ — and the sheer beauty of the place and the warm weather lifted everyone 's spirits after an English winter . |
| 57 | Ships with Wings ( 1941 ) , for example , tells the improbable story of a flyer who loses his commission after an attempt to impress the admiral 's daughter leads to the death of her brother . |
| 58 | Airlines have been asked to check new Boeing 737s after an alert by the US Federal Aviation Authority that a bolt may have been left off the plane 's forward door during production . |
| 59 | The 25-year-old all-rounder missed most of the 1989 season with a badly bruised thumb but has recovered after an operation in the summer . |
| 60 | For Emeruwa , life has been turned upside down after an ankle injury in a sevens match in 1984 . |