Example sentences of "[prep] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His do-or-die bid failed when Optiebeurs Felix refused after a desperately close turn into the second fence . |
| 2 | But after a little gentle persuasion , she has allowed me to tell you she is Maggie Lomas , the regular director of our main news programmed She knows me pretty well by now — after all , we 've worked together for more than 20 years , including the recent series of " At Home " programmes . |
| 3 | After a little more gossip , we said goodbye to the friendly Clays , and set off on our tour of the countryside . |
| 4 | After a little more conversation , mainly expressing amazement at the splendour of Tamar 's circumstances , they urged their horses to a brisk pace and had no further chance to speak . |
| 5 | It was after a most emphatic 9–2 triumph over city rival , Stephen Murphy , that Ken pocketed the Irish title . |
| 6 | Average walkers will go further along the glen to the Lochan Dubha at the foot of Blaven before returning happily after a most interesting ten-mile trek . |
| 7 | This was the subject of a unanimous recommendation by the Departmental Committee on Corporal Punishment which reported in 1938 after a most careful and exhaustive enquiry into the whole subject . |
| 8 | After a particularly strenuous session of mask clearing , we took off our masks . |
| 9 | After a particularly long photo-session , the photographer wanted one more shot and her patience gave out : ‘ Hurry up , ’ she said firmly , ‘ I 'm busy . ’ ’ |
| 10 | Families where there is both a record of schizophrenia and where the index child was born after a particularly long or difficult labour would be particularly suitable targets . |
| 11 | Wait — an even more cherished memory of him is on the set at Wembley Studios after a particularly gruelling day shooting the ‘ Call to Confirm ’ commercial . |
| 12 | The Museo Nacional de Reina Sofía opened its permanent collection at long last on 10 September after a particularly embarrassing , last-minute rescheduling . |
| 13 | Wee Jocky was apparently steaming after a particularly hospitable Hogmanay and played a blinder . |
| 14 | Once , after a particularly sharp contraction , she had a sudden wish to unburden herself to her mother , to tell her that her grandchild had nothing to do with John Carrow , but that its father bore a striking resemblance to Tom Tremayne . |
| 15 | It was he who after a particularly violent disagreement , suggested that Joan should be invited to pay them another visit — though he referred to her as the lady Anne , as had been agreed . |
| 16 | One evening , after a particularly violent fight , when she threw things at him and chased him out of the house , he went for a walk alone through the town . |
| 17 | In a patient presenting late or after a particularly large overdose recognition of the onset of liver failure is crucial . |
| 18 | Most of us , the slim as well as the overweight , have uttered that plaintive wail : ‘ Oh , I should n't have done it ! ’ , as we pat our far from comfortable stomachs after a particularly tempting feast , like Christmas dinner , and stagger off for the Rennies . |
| 19 | Nader Nadirpur came home late having been for a drive along the Bois de Boulogne to calm his nerves after a particularly bad day . |
| 20 | After a particularly barbarous game of Murder Ball in the school gym , I stripped off and queued up for a quick soaking , along with 40 other pre-pubescent boys . |
| 21 | One of our hacks reeled home the other week after a particularly intensive study of the behavioural effects of alcohol at the ‘ Three Compasses ’ . |
| 22 | He became a great fan of yours after a particularly exciting performance you conducted of Belshazzar 's Feast . |
| 23 | A compromise was reached whereby all the latecomers were allowed in , spontaneously , in one great gush after a particularly jolly sketch called ‘ Lumpy Latimer ’ , and they could all settle themselves down , remove their shoes , finish their sandwiches and consult the fellow next to them over what they 'd missed . |
| 24 | The boys stood this for as long as was decent , and then , after a particularly heavy blow to the head , the brothers grabbed the Bosnian refugee by both feet and up-ended him over the sand . |
| 25 | Six months ago , after a seemingly blameless life , he began to steal from his uncle , but he was found out . |
| 26 | After a seemingly timeless period , during which he drifted in and out of consciousness , he became gradually aware of where he was and what had happened . |
| 27 | Portadown were relieved to hear the final whistle after a generally low key display . |
| 28 | First , it often occurs after a generally innocuous viral disease . |
| 29 | In June some ballet music for Noverre ( Les petits riens ) and a new symphony ( the ‘ Paris ’ , K. 297 in D ) were performed at the Concert Spirituel : the symphony especially was a great success after a nerve-rackingly bad rehearsal , and Wolfgang celebrated afterwards with an ice-cream at the Palais Royal . |
| 30 | After a notably listless performance , he flew back to Argentina on Monday , along with Argentinian team-mate Diego Simeone , without permission from the club . |