Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another accident two people were taken to hospital after a three-car pile-up on the A350 , near Chippenham , in Wilts . |
| 2 | Tension remained high in Tunisia after a major demonstration on Jan. 24 against the actions of the United States-led coalition in its war with Iraq . |
| 3 | The term does not apply , however , to material ejected after a major impact on Earth and which follows a suborbital path back through the atmosphere to the Earth 's surface . |
| 4 | Ball 's booking after a rash challenge on West Ham 's Stuart Slater , takes him over the 31 penalty point mark and earns him an automatic two-match ban . |
| 5 | The face of Gavin Lees just after a horrific attack on May the fifteenth this year . |
| 6 | CHINA yesterday freed three dissidents — including a student , Wang Dan , who topped the most-wanted list after a 1989 crackdown on democracy protests — in a move to check Western criticism of its human rights record . |
| 7 | BEN MOON , nursing injured tendons after a six-day attempt on Wolfgang Fullich 's super-route Aktion Direkt , is supporting the claim that it is the hardest rock-climb in the world . |
| 8 | After a hectic day on the circuit his owner would watch as Noddy returned to the pits , his face showing the strain of a life lived in the fast lane . |
| 9 | Boli — Boom Boom to Marseille fans — was recently banned for four games after a fearsome tackle on Monaco 's Jurgen Klinsmann and goes into the European Cup tie talking more like a boxer than a footballer . |
| 10 | After a leisurely day on the beach why not relax with a cool drink in our Smugglers bar whilst taking in the superb sea and Exmoor views . |
| 11 | It is estimated to cost in excess of £20,000 to run a car like McHale 's Celica GT4 or the Subarus of Fisher and McKinstry on a rally as long and demanding as this year 's 1,200 mile Circuit — and that 's before the cars are put back together again after a five-day pounding on some of the toughest roads in Ireland . |
| 12 | Panel B shows the results of a similar test given after a conditioning trial on which consumption of saline was followed by an injection of LiCl . |
| 13 | PLANS to develop the small Fife oil discovery in the North Sea are being studied after a successful test on the first well drilled to establish the field 's potential . |
| 14 | Palace experienced that at Liverpool on Tuesday , when Mike Marsh was allowed to stay on after a professional foul on George Ndah . |
| 15 | The larvae is a savage predator , and after a pupating spell on dry land , hatches into its equally predatory adult . |
| 16 | ‘ My beloved husband died after a lingering illness on 29th April at 18 minutes past 4 o'clock in the morning … if he would have lived to the 25th August , he would have been 63 years old . ’ |
| 17 | He then went on-to become a valuable back-up member of the squad that took Palace to promotion in 1989 and , after a useful spell on loan with Hull City in midwinter , returned to claim the left-back position for the remainder of the season , gaining himself the Barclays Young Eagle of the Month award in March 1990 , sharing in some excellent 1st Division results , the FA Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool and two Wembley appearances against Manchester United . |
| 18 | Peter and Paul , Yeadon died in Leeds Infirmary after a long illness on October 24th . |
| 19 | The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill . |
| 20 | AFTER a long discourse on our economic ills on a commercial radio station , there was a break for the adverts — Italian furniture , French food , Japanese cars and a chain of Indian restaurants . |
| 21 | After a second incident on Sept. 21 when depth charges were fired at an intruder in the Stockholm archipelago , Bildt claimed on Sept. 22 that Russian submarines had violated Sweden 's territorial waters and had been pursued , but this was denied by Russia on Sept. 23 . |
| 22 | After a second attempt on the Shahs life , in 1965 , he decided ( and the US embassy concurred ) that the Queen should have the power to become regent in the event of his death while their son was still minor . |
| 23 | 54th minute : Tottenham 's Neil Ruddock will also spend the festive season on the sidelines after a rough challenge on Parlour , which also warranted a yellow card . |
| 24 | After a two-year freeze on wage rises , management at Cleveland Potash have agreed a five per cent increase for the 956 employees , backdated to January 1 . |
| 25 | ONE of Liverpool 's top radio DJs was axed from his show today after a live bust-up on air with a listener . |
| 26 | The Dirty Dons are accused of smashing two doors and of gouging walls before getting their marching orders from reserve ground Marchwood after a stormy clash on Wednesday . |
| 27 | We 're after a standard limerick on any electoral theme , remember , but probably featuring a North-East candidate . |
| 28 | Buchan 's A Lodge in the Wilderness ( 1906 ) was a more explicit reflection of the imperial ethos of the day , written after a youthful spell on the periphery of Milner 's ‘ kindergarten ’ in South Africa . |
| 29 | After a general rundown on the copyists he focuses on individual works — Kellner 's copy of the Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin ; some organ arrangements , notably of the G major gamba/two flute sonata ( BWV1027/1039 ) ; and a number of keyboard works . |
| 30 | The controversial Budget of 1909 ( initially rejected by the Lords and finally passed in April 1910 after a general election on the issue and amidst continuing constitutional conflict ) took further Asquith 's moves towards a graduated income tax . |