Example sentences of "[verb] after the first few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knights engaged in close combat but the jousting was cancelled after the first few contests as the horses were unsure of their footing in the mud and consequently the inept efforts of the knights produced only laughter from the spectators . |
| 2 | Stretford Bridge could have been little used after the first few months of the BCR 's life , when passengers presumably had to walk between there and Craven Arms — unless horse-drawn transport was provided along the road . |
| 3 | Depression and loneliness will descend after the first few days of nervous euphoria . |
| 4 | It made her feel slightly sick now ; the satisfying feeling of warmth and lightness she had experienced after the first few glasses had long since disappeared . |
| 5 | Lucy slept after the first few hours , and woke with a start from a nightmare where she was being chased and her feet were weighed down with heavy , heavy shoes . |
| 6 | She , skilled in the ways of therapy , had after the first few sessions begun dissecting his own motives for him and Kevin , like an obedient dog , ended up nodding slowly as she told him clearly , fully , frankly what he meant when he said what he thought about what she or Henry felt , and how what he thought he thought about what they felt , or said they felt , probably was n't what he really felt any more than what they said they felt was really deep down what they really felt . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't listen after the first few words , ’ said Cyril , ‘ because it was so stupid . ’ |