Example sentences of "[that] after a few [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Nothing happened , except that after a few minutes I checked that no one had come into the room to observe such antics ! |
2 | It was followed by a silence so fraught with regret on Luce 's part that after a few seconds she had to admit the truth . |
3 | I did n't think that after a few years I would end up doing both ! ’ |
4 | The guards knew full well what was happening and we knew that after a few days they were likely to get heavy about it . |
5 | James faced such intractable problems that after a few months he nearly quit . |