Example sentences of "[noun sg] later the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second later the doorbell rang . |
| 2 | A second later the cat was drinking the milk , and Emily was sitting dejectedly in the corner trying to lick a scratch on the end of her nose , and going cross-eyed in the attempt . |
| 3 | One second later the latch clicked shut with ominous softness . |
| 4 | A second later the door opened . |
| 5 | When they both looked back a split second later the man was gone , but his face was stamped on Maura 's memory . |
| 6 | Thirteen and a half seconds after ignition , the booster motor falls away , and half a second later the jet engine starts propelling the missile for the rest of its flight . |
| 7 | A second later the captain 's clenched fist landed on the side of Charlie 's nose . |
| 8 | He dived under the fence and a moment later the ducks began waddling through the tunnel and into the garden . |
| 9 | A moment later the door opened and five men in uniforms trooped in . |
| 10 | A moment later the door opened . |
| 11 | A moment later the door opened and Rivera came in . |
| 12 | A moment later the door creaked open and he appeared , or a fair facsimile , a very old man with grey hair down to his shoulders , a black dresscoat of velvet that had seen better days , a pair of very baggy corduroy trousers beneath of the type worn by peasants on the farm . |
| 13 | As Cowley walked towards the slightly hunched figure of Bodie , he was able to see Doyle 's peaceful face , eyes closed , white as a sheet ; a moment later the trolley was behind the closing doors of the lift , and Doyle 's life was now in the hands of others , men skilled in surgery , and in the ways of keeping the tenuous thread of life attached to a dying body . |
| 14 | A moment later the hatch shot open and men in boots came down into the hold , their voices loud in the confined space . |
| 15 | Then , a moment later the hope died as tall young man dressed in an aged reefer coat and brown leather cap appeared in the doorway . |
| 16 | A moment later the head blasted free . |
| 17 | A moment later the wizard was standing over him , shouting , ‘ Tell it that if it singes me I 'll let the sword go ! |
| 18 | A moment later the sounds of the storm were magnified suddenly in the hut as the door at one end flew open . |
| 19 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 20 | A moment later the men who watched it explode from the verandah felt their ragged clothes begin to flap and flutter in the blast . |
| 21 | A moment later the wind lifted her away . |
| 22 | Pete arrives , and half-an-hour later the equipment 's ready for a quick rehearsal . |
| 23 | Returning the same way half-an-hour later the car was still there and this time there were faint signs of life inside accompanied by pathetic cries for hemp . |
| 24 | The car drew to a halt alongside the front door , and an instant later the driver 's door swung open . |
| 25 | so I went back and a bit later the phone went , er the Bill from the publisher he was , but he also did a bit for one of er diaries or summat like that |
| 26 | An hour and a bit later the hearse stopped in a town called Cromcruach . |
| 27 | Half an hour later the sister had her organized at a table in the day room , with writing paper and pen and a cup of sugary tea . |
| 28 | At 4 am the klaxon for reveille sounded , and half an hour later the breakfast gong . |
| 29 | One hour later the storm still rages with no sign of abatement . |
| 30 | An hour later the telephone rang . |