Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] after [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either through this , or through their exercise of coercive powers , the great landed nobility were able to minimize damage to their incomes in the first twenty years or so after the first onset of the plague . |
| 2 | Then he had another one about er Gertrude who was erm , I never did know very much about Gertrude but she was erm a lady of some repute in er in Egypt a at erm either just before or just after the First World War . |
| 3 | This can be seen in the demands for some form of parliamentary control of the making and carrying-out of foreign policy which became more frequent in one or two European states from the end of the nineteenth century and which reached a peak during and just after the First World War . |
| 4 | After the first knowledge of the place , and still after the first meeting with Conchis , even as late as the Foulkes incident , I had wanted to talk about it — and to Alison . |
| 5 | Then it got quite boring , and it was really hard work , and now after the first year 's finished I 'm glad we thought of that because I 've done quite well . |
| 6 | As in many other areas of rural life , events during and immediately after the First World War were to have a considerable effect upon the structure of rural housing . |
| 7 | Now there was a theory in the south of England , that when one retired , for the first year , you dumped most of your lump sum into premium bonds on the hope of a big win , and then after the first year you invested it , you see , having taken the big win . |