Example sentences of "but after seven [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The castle was believed to be impregnable but after seven days it was taken on 6 July and restored to Constantine de Born . |
| 2 | Figure 3.4 At birth , herring gull chicks will peck equally at models of adult bills of either herring or laughing gulls ; but after seven days they have developed a preference for the model of the adult of their own species . |
| 3 | Postoperatively , production from the subhepatic drain diminished initially , but after seven days increased to 300 to 500 ml bile per day . |
| 4 | According to an old story the Devil , intending to win the souls of the Basques , tried to learn their language , but after seven years of unremitting study had mastered only three words . |
| 5 | Of course we tried to keep things going — after all , we knew , vaguely , how much we needed that place , needed our evenings there together , but after seven months of enthusiasm and mismanagement The Bar closed . |
| 6 | But after seven months of debate , the proposal was scrapped . |