Example sentences of "[conj] after only [art] " 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 .
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