Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun sg] after the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stories each picture told varied from the tragic to the hilarious : The expensive oil landscape which had had seagulls drawn on to the sky in ballpoint pen ; the ancient Highland cattle picture , swopped for food after the First World War by a travelling artist . |
| 2 | MARTIN Bormann , one of Adolf Hitler 's top aides who dropped from sight after the Second World War , died of stomach cancer in Paraguay in 1959 , according to a confidential police report published in Asuncion yesterday . |
| 3 | These had expanded in intensity after the First World War , with extensive housing development in the areas served . |
| 4 | The only expatriate survivor from the old days was Sophie , a Pole whose family had lost all their property when the Communists came to power after the Second World War . |
| 5 | The other half of it lies in mobilising party and public support sufficiently strongly to leave Mrs Thatcher with no choice but to readmit him to the Cabinet if the Tories do return to office after the next election . |
| 6 | Iron pills are sometimes given in pregnancy after the 14th week to prevent anaemia . |
| 7 | Finch asked from bed after the first morning , trying not to sound too alert . |
| 8 | The Act allowed couples to petition for divorce after the first anniversary of their marriage , instead of after three years as had been upheld previously . |
| 9 | For some reason , this shortened form fell into disuse after the Second World War and the more affectionate ‘ moggie ! ’ returned as the popular term for the ordinary , common-or-garden cat . |
| 10 | It seems that the tradition of working in the woodlands in this country went into decline after the First World War , when most of the skilled labour did not return . |
| 11 | As can be seen in Table 1 , throughout this century there has been a large decline in private renting , and a corresponding increase in owner-occupation and council housing , which began to get under way after the First World War . |
| 12 | For the other metals there was little further decrease in contamination after the third collection . |
| 13 | It culminated in the clean-up of the industry inaugurated by nationalisation after the Second World War . |
| 14 | Even if you do n't continue with breastfeeding after the first few days , giving your baby colostrum ( the fluid produced by the breasts immediately after the birth ) has major benefits and is obviously better than not breastfeeding at all . |