Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 25-year-old mother was helping police last night after a stabbing incident in Eastcroft Road , Grangetown , Middlesbrough . |
| 2 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 3 | Following the Olympic bronze medalist Denis Stewart 's decision to retire from competition after a poor performance in the world championships in Belgrade , two months ago , the No.1 spot was up for grabs . |
| 4 | In state elections in Hesse , Germany , on Jan. 20 , the Greens were able to improve their position after a poor showing in the German general election in December ( when the party had lost representation at federal level — see ED no. 41/42 ) . |
| 5 | That evening , after a pre-theatre platter in the room , we were taken by horse-drawn carriage to the Volksopera for the Robert Stolz Gala performance . |
| 6 | Output showed a negative balance of 29 per cent. , and , after a slight improvement in October , 34 per cent . |
| 7 | He is only saying that after a certain point in his life he himself did not doubt . |
| 8 | There was allays someone going on or coming off night duty , or reeling in late after a hectic night in the village pub . |
| 9 | This time we 'd sought peace and quiet after a hectic time in Cornwall and Lundy , and the comfortable marina at Neyland was just the job . |
| 10 | As with so many of the primitive plants the arthrophytes had their heyday in the Carboniferous after a probable origin in the Devonian . |
| 11 | They had been moved from the prison to Avicennes hospital in June after a serious deterioration in their condition . |
| 12 | The stock market powered ahead after a euphoric day in the City on hopes of better times ahead . |
| 13 | In June , after a bloody episode in which both Basrah and nearby Khorramshahr received ferocious hammerings , the United Nations mediated a joint undertaking to abstain from civilian targets . |
| 14 | They had lunch at a hotel overlooking the sea after a leisurely meander in the big black Bentley round the magnificent , twisting coastline road . |
| 15 | The row blew up after Britain clashed with other EC nations after a crucial summit in Brussels . |
| 16 | May 15 After a five-day meeting in Tunis , Arafat 's Fatah organization calls for a five-party meeting of Egypt , Syria , Jordan , Lebanon and the PLO to discuss current Middle East developments . |
| 17 | Now , in the afternoon of the same day , I was resting in a perfectly made bed after a hot bath in a perfectly designed bathroom . |
| 18 | Felt started out 10 years ago and recorded 10 albums before breaking up this week after a final show in their home town , Birmingham , thus concluding the curious master-plan that was apparently drawn up early in their career by the band 's singer and song-writer , who is known simply as Lawrence . |
| 19 | Benazir Bhutto has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time after a decisive victory in the country 's parliament over her greatest rival , the Muslim League leader , Nawa Shariff . |
| 20 | The fourth man , Steve Hillen , was left ropeless and , after a shouted discussion in which the others offered to climb back up with the rope , he decided to down-climb , unroped . |
| 21 | I set off back to the hospital — not in the best of tempers after a foul drive in filthy weather — and it was on the way home , as the wet lamps marched towards me , that it happened . |
| 22 | He said of Kocinski after a vicious clash in the Yugoslav GP : |
| 23 | Prices in February rose 0.7 per cent for a year-on-year increase of 1.8 per cent after a sharp rise in seasonal food costs and the January sales ' price cutting came to an end . |
| 24 | Industrial production , which measures manufacturing output and energy production , is tipped to have fallen back sharply in March — the latest figure available — after a sharp drop in oil and gas production . |
| 25 | Having looked at the growing success of the Editing for Industry awards and noted the fact that Alan Peaford was due to step down after a three-year stint in the chair , I decided to ask him to continue in the post for my year of office . |
| 26 | After a three-year period in North America , Britten and Pears returned to the UK in 1942 at the height of the Second World War . |
| 27 | In the evening , after a superb meal in the à la carte restaurant , we were treated to a Sunwing show followed by dancing to the latest sounds — only for those who were n't too tired after a hard day 's sunbathing ! |
| 28 | Not for Roger Twose , who has lost weight and gained stature after a successful winter in New Zealand — where his parents live — playing for Central Districts . |
| 29 | After a successful career in England , Willie Johnson followed the exodus of ageing British professional players to the US Soccer League , where he joined the Canadian team Vancouver Whitecaps . |
| 30 | John Major , 47 , after a successful career in banking , and briefly as a local councillor in the London borough of Lambeth , was elected to Parliament for Huntingdon in 1979 . |