Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] after a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | He had one redeeming feature — his very good nature , except when he was in the boxing ring or after a few whiskies , when everyone gave him a wide berth . |
2 | It was sad to think that they had waited so long in England for this invasion of their homeland and after a few hours ashore so many of them had been killed or wounded , the dead now lying in a temporary grave in the corner of a Normandy orchard . |
3 | But it was only somewhere about thirty degrees Celsius and after a few days I had become accustomed to the change in temperature . |
4 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
5 | It was followed by a silence so fraught with regret on Luce 's part that after a few seconds she had to admit the truth . |
6 | Basically when you see ‘ Capcom ’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . |
7 | Eventually James Wyllie married Mrs. Kay 's sister and after a few years the Wyllie family took over the firm , retaining the name , Andrew Kay & Company . |
8 | As it turned out , I was a dreadful croupier and after a few weeks they put me on coats and hats . |
9 | James faced such intractable problems that after a few months he nearly quit . |
10 | They turned left down a road and after a few paces Tom opened another gate into the field next to the graveyard . |
11 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
12 | A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop . |
13 | Each visit guaranteed he would leave behind some of his property and after a few weeks we 'd accumulated his record player , eight boxes of books and his Rupert Bear hot-water bottle . |
14 | The A850 , having come north from Broadford , leaves Portree for the north-west of Skye and after a few miles , just beyond the standing stones by Borve , splits into the A856 . |