Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] after [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all but a few cases their treason had been petty , enlisting in the German ranks after being taken prisoner or something of that sort . |
| 2 | The workshop session following Mr Leitch 's presentation showed just what an inexact science publishing is , as groups of publishers and booksellers produced substantially different results after being asked to prepare a sales and profitability forecast of a new Routledge business book . |
| 3 | FRIGHTENED decorator Philip Mounsa was kept prisoner by two snarling rottweilers after being accused of botching a job , a court heard yesterday . |
| 4 | I refer to Dr Barney Clark , a dentist , who died in the University of Utah Medical Center at the end of March , 122 distressful days after being fitted with an artificial heart . |
| 5 | They are being held hostage with three other peacekeeping officials after being accused of spying for the Phnom Penh Government . |
| 6 | Finding that broking in political power was more fun than selling milk , Horsley self-importantly told Kinnock he 'd better stick to his socialist principles after being elected Prime Minister , or there 'd be trouble from NoS . |
| 7 | But as Belgian employees are given extensive rights after being with a company for 12 months , many employers prefer to employ a high number of temporary staff , which may include foreigners . |
| 8 | Police fear that IRA bombers based in Britain are training their sights on other major cities after being foiled in three recent attempts to bomb London . |
| 9 | Hull Crown Court heard his estranged wife Jackie was left covered in cuts and bruises and with two black eyes after being kicked and punched for three hours . |
| 10 | Losing at home four two to Swindon , their arch rivals after being two in front , but I 'd just like to make one point clear ; do n't blame manager Brian Horton because all of Oxford 's matches that they 've lost this season has been through their own fault : lack of character out there on the pitch , there 's nothing Brian can do sat on the bench . |
| 11 | Both are serving long sentences after being found guilty of illegally entering the country . |
| 12 | NIGHTCLUB boss Lincoln Pennant plunged 35ft onto spiked railings after being blasted to death by mobsters . |
| 13 | ‘ The idea came from speaking to businessmen who had missed important meetings after being stuck in a cab in heavy traffic , ’ says Cave . |
| 14 | They were born joined at the hip and are learning to walk with artificial legs after being separated . |
| 15 | And 18 months ago three women won undisclosed damages after being sacked from a Swindon book company when they developed repetetive strain injury or RSI . |
| 16 | When Peter the Great gave up the first Russian fleet in southern waters after being disastrously defeated by the Turks in 1711 , he said that " The Lord God drove me out of this place , like Adam out of paradise " . |
| 17 | A SIX-day-old baby escaped with just scratches after being plucked from her father 's arms by a tornado and carried off into the night . |
| 18 | SHOE repairer Alan Potts announced his good news in big letters after being inundated with inquiries about his daughter 's new baby . |
| 19 | Last night 400 bikers were drifting away from Pier Head to other ports after being told extra boats would be chartered from alternative ports today . |
| 20 | TWO pensioners who met at a wedding ceremony half a century ago have become close friends after being reunited by the Daily Post . |
| 21 | TWO pensioners who met at a wedding ceremony half a century ago have become close friends after being reunited by the Daily Post . |
| 22 | Of the estimated 170,000 Palestinians remaining in Kuwait after the Iraqi defeat , a number were killed by Kuwaiti soldiers and civilian vigilantes after being accused of collaborating with the occupying forces . |
| 23 | Dennis McGookin , aged 33 , of County Londonderry , appeared at a special sitting of Belfast magistrates ' court with two other men after being arrested by detectives investigating alleged security leaks to loyalist paramilitaries . |
| 24 | Ron Letts died in hospital from internal injuries after being hit by a stolen van . |
| 25 | But lucky Craig Harris escaped with bruises and minor burns after being thrown into the air as he accidently touched a live wire attached to overhead power cables . |
| 26 | The traditional Russian Easter cake Kulitsch is even eaten with hard-boiled eggs after being blessed by a priest . |
| 27 | A US Senate subcommittee survey of 1975 reports the case of a seventeen-year-old Detroit schoolgirl who was awarded massive damages after being beaten up and stabbed with pencils by thirty girl classmates who apparently resented that she was more attractive than they and received better grades . |
| 28 | REDUNDANT railway workers at Eastleigh near Southampton have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds with Royal Scottish after being counselled by a team of financial experts led by the company 's UK Corporate Development Manager , Danny Hackett . |