Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I 'm in fer a right 'idin' if I ai n't got that bleedin' contraption out o' the 'ouse by the time my Joshua comes 'ome , ‘ specially if 'e 's bin on the turps again . |
| 2 | A federal judge had recently prohibited runoffs in citywide elections after a lawsuit claiming that they were used to discriminate against black candidates . |
| 3 | Dr Bruce Styne — originally from California but who came to live in Castlerock six years ago after a spell working in London — said : ‘ The people love this place . |
| 4 | A DOCTOR was fined £750 with £213 costs yesterday after a child visiting his surgery was left with severe internal burns when he drank from a bottle of acid that should have been locked away . |
| 5 | In another crash , 11 people , including six children , were taken to hospital after a coach carrying 45 children collided with a minibus on the A40 near Haverfordwest , Dyfed . |
| 6 | However , McCallen will not know until after a stewards meeting tomorrow morning whether or not he will be on the front row of the grid . |
| 7 | After a rally lasting several weeks , the spot price of gold met resistance in the $180s . |
| 8 | Certainly from the rapturous reception when he walked on court and the sympathetic response after a performance containing too many embarrassingly bad moments , Borg can rightly claim that people still want to see him play . |
| 9 | It left householders mopping up after a surprise drenching . |
| 10 | Social services stepped in to take Gemma into care after a neighbour looking after her went into hospital . |
| 11 | A man 's been airlifted to hospital tonight after a crash involving two lorries a trailer and several cars . |
| 12 | A man 's been airlifted to hospital after a crash involving two lorries a trailer and several cars . |
| 13 | TWO women were taken to hospital yesterday after a crash involving a bus and a car . |
| 14 | After a public haranguing from Atkinson at Highfield Road , the manager adopted a ploy which would have had Ferguson spluttering into his orange juice . |
| 15 | After a chance meeting with two of the England team members , Crisp and Broadbent , in the Hotel lift ( scene four ) , Anderson attends a part of the conference before leaving early to visit Hollar 's apartment ( scene five ) . |
| 16 | The radicals were widely expected to lose seats after a committee judging the suitability of candidates prevented about 1,000 of the 3,000 hopefuls from taking part , including several well-known radicals . |
| 17 | Zoe 's horse ’ Scrumpy ’ stumbled after a jump catapulting her into the ground . |
| 18 | The accident occurred five months after a truck carrying liquid petroleum gas had exploded in Bangkok , killing some 60 people [ see p. 37712 ] . |
| 19 | Azerbaijan 's declaration followed a worsening in relations after a helicopter carrying high-ranking republican and military officials among its passengers crashed on Nov. 20 , killing 21 people . |
| 20 | It is pure irony that after a climb involving some of the most sustained smooth rock that I 'd ever encountered , the finish involved a traverse of wire cable attached to a telepherique station , a swing down and across metal laddering and a hand-traverse of the spars which guide the telepherique into its housing . |
| 21 | After a minute swimming around she 'd come to the surface panting for breath . |
| 22 | After a siege lasting more than three hours , members of the RUC Mobile Support Unit stormed the house , smashed in the door and fired tear-gas inside . |
| 23 | But Rheims closed its gates to him ; its Captain , Gauchier de Châtillon , conducted an effective defence , and on 11 January 1360 , after a siege lasting only five weeks , Edward withdrew . |
| 24 | It started coming back after a weekend seeing Darren . |
| 25 | On Sept. 28 , after a trial lasting three years , the former chief of the Aviation Security Command , Brig. -Gen . |
| 26 | Patterson had been dismissed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Planning in December 1991 after a scandal involving tax waivers for an oil company [ see pp. 38670-71 ] . |
| 27 | After a day discussing these issues in depth , we are geared for action . |
| 28 | At sunset , however , after a day sunning themselves on deck , in perfect invasion weather , and with not an English ship or soldier in sight , the French weighed anchor and left , leaving the news of their presence to be spread by beacons and horsemen all over Devon and Cornwall . |
| 29 | Believe me , sweetheart , after a day working out with horses I 'm — ’ |
| 30 | Miss Giles said she booked the film to fill a mid-afternoon slot after a man calling himself Jean-Marc Brennez phoned and offered it . |