Example sentences of "[conj] after a [adj] [noun pl] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | James faced such intractable problems that after a few months he nearly quit . |
| 2 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 3 | He became ill , and after a few days he died in my arms . |
| 4 | Luke had tensed as she touched him , and after a few seconds he flung her hand off , the violence of the gesture silencing her abruptly . |
| 5 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 6 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 7 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |
| 8 | But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan . |