Example sentences of "[conj] after only a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ How interesting that after only a few hours you know so much about me . |
2 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
3 | ‘ But then the team suffered a run of injuries and after only a handful of matches I was back on the field . ’ |
4 | She had n't thought she would understand what Fand meant ; but after only a moment the sense came to her that she was looking at a prisoner — at someone captive , helpless . |
5 | On their first meal of monarch the jays were violently sick ; but after only a few trials they had learned not to eat monarchs , though they continued to eat other , tasty food . |