Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] after [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , Twoflower was delightedly taking picture after picture of people engaged in what he described as typical activities , and since a quarter-rhinu would subsequently change hands ‘ for their trouble ’ a tail of bemused and happy nouveaux-riches was soon following him in case this madman exploded in a shower of gold . |
| 2 | There we sat , at the dinette feature , side by side , equably untwirling yard after yard of the pale pasta . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven , you 're beautiful — oh , yes you are — ’ she 'd dismissed Shannon 's laughing denial with the airy wave of a hand — and you should be sharing your life with some gorgeous hunk by now , not returning night after night to a cold and empty flat . ’ |
| 4 | My hon. Friend is also right that business wants regulations kept in bounds , with decent regulations so that markets are fair and open , but it does not want the masses of red tape that the Opposition are always recommending day after day in the House . |
| 5 | The new team must have some response which goes beyond tamely printing and busily marketing ream after ream of gilt-edged stock . |
| 6 | He is only now showing interest after pressure from Cabinet colleagues like Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine , fearful of the damage the Scottish Office is doing to the government 's shaky green image . |