Example sentences of "but after several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after several hours ' hard canoeing , when the Hokule'a was due west of the island of Lanai , in the channel known as Kealaikahiki , or ‘ The Path to Tahiti ’ , a vicious swell blew up . |
| 2 | OIL RICH beats filthy rich every time , but after several years of battling to remain buoyant in the remorseless wake of the Maktoums , Robert Sangster clambered back on to terra firma with his most significant win for a long time in Saturday 's Hoover Fillies ' Mile at Ascot . |
| 3 | Endill expected to bump into him again soon , but after several weeks had seen nothing of him and concluded he had finally found a way out . |
| 4 | But after several weeks of the idle life the Doctor is getting the ‘ exploration urge ’ again . |
| 5 | For a few horrible moments I thought the motor would n't fire , but after several pulls it caught , then I just hooked my overnight bag over one shoulder , took the tiller and made for the shore , which looked so close that I felt I could have swum across . ’ |