Example sentences of "after [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Italy needs a government — it has a government — and this government will continue , ’ he told parliament , after pledges of support from his main Christian Democrat ( DC ) allies . |
| 2 | They were after signs of ritual abuse . |
| 3 | Its five books re-tell and overlap the ancient stories of how God created Man and after generations of wandering around living a life which makes Wild West movies look tame , there was captivity in Egypt and then liberation to the Promised Land . |
| 4 | Moreover rural school-leavers themselves are increasingly aware of the stigma attached to working on the land after generations of poverty , exploitation and dependent status . |
| 5 | They 've just turned to the zone game after generations of the sweeper system . |
| 6 | Aaron Hicklin , in Mostar ( left ) , learns how a beautiful mountain region in Bosnia-Herzegovina is co-existing with war after generations of rural tranquillity Centuries of peace go up in smoke |
| 7 | It 's good to feel the firm ground underfoot after hours of trudging through flooded fields and over hedgerows in the darkness . |
| 8 | One 3OOkg false killer whale , after hours of being teased and tortured , had its throat cut and bled to death on the dock . |
| 9 | It is one thing to exclude cases like Ibrams from the defence — the gap of some five days between provocation and killing savours of considered revenge ; it is another thing to exclude defendants with slow-burning temperaments , who do not react straight away to an insult or wrong , but go away and then react after hours of festering anger . |
| 10 | After hours of learning to hook the ball from the tee , when they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade . |
| 11 | After hours of banging , sawing and screwing things together he felt exhausted . |
| 12 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 13 | In the late sixties he had declared ‘ Couture is dead ! ’ and concentrated instead on off-the-peg designer wear , but twenty years later his revival had been both stunning and nostalgic and the long-term wealthy and the nouveau riche had come flocking , craving the glamour and excitement , and seeking the prestige that comes from owning a couture gown , specially , individually theirs after hours of masochistic fittings . |
| 14 | After hours of going round and round the stable yard , he was at last satisfied with her deportment in the saddle and she , herself , felt at one with her mount . |
| 15 | Like all other unusual accomplishments , it only nears perfection after hours of determined practice : but once the technique is acquired , the potential for a stunning showpiece is obvious . |
| 16 | Team flying offers a thrilling extension of excitement to the participants , but only after hours of practice . |
| 17 | After hours of exhilarating exercise in the bracing Highland air , what could be more relaxing than the pampered luxury and soothing ambience of the Country Club ? |
| 18 | At the end of the fourth day , after hours of gentle massage by Miss Sowerby and myself , I went to bed for a full night 's sleep , Miss Sowerby taking over as ‘ night nurse ’ . |
| 19 | Trouble is , even after hours of washing , the walls in the spare room still look streaky . |
| 20 | After hours of fruitless searching , wandering through the attics and passages of the Shell , I drifted into a dim chamber filled with piles of what seemed junk somewhere above the north quire isle . |
| 21 | There sellers and buyers , sometimes after hours of negotiations with the aid of the mediatore — men like Signor Grignaffini , who well knew the value of the bestiame in question — would eventually agree on a price . |
| 22 | Both looked well pleased after hours of hard drinking and glowered at their sober master 's harsh strictures to leave their ale and go back through the pouring rain to King 's Steps and another unpleasant journey along the Thames . |
| 23 | After hours of brain searching work I arrived at a formula that produced some sensible — but not accurate figures . |
| 24 | Satellite reports confirmed that over three hundred armoured carriers were parked around the perimeter of the city ; large sections of the capital were blacked out and quiet after hours of gunfire and arson attacks . |
| 25 | Two years ago , stretching my neck after hours of looking at archives , I opened the museum 's journal and in amongst those male stories found a young smiling woman with a camera . |
| 26 | Storm-tossed … the scene of devastation at a housing development in Helston , Cornwall , after hours of torrential rain |
| 27 | Six seconds of fame after hours of queueing for this fan of a fan THE Lamports had queued for four hours before they were interviewed for the Antiques . |
| 28 | TWO WILD birds died yesterday after hours of struggling to get free from anti-pigeon netting on the roof of a town centre shop . |
| 29 | After hours of deliberation the court failed to rule on the constitutionality of Mr Yeltsin 's measures . |
| 30 | After hours of saturating bombardment , the German assault troops would surge forward to carry what remained of the French front line . |