Example sentences of "but after the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after the first 8½ lines these crosswinds of emotion are harmonized , and the poem concludes with a dignified and controlled recognition of the fact of death . |
| 2 | But after the first somewhat angry alienation' , apart from Macaulay who remained doubtful , the honesty of the old antislavery leadership and of the Young England Agency men enabled them ‘ to play successfully into each other 's hands . |
| 3 | For hundreds of years Svalbard had been a ‘ no-man's-land , ’ but after the First World War Norway was granted sovereignty and the Norwegian flag was hoisted on 14th August 1925 . |
| 4 | But after the first concerts , enthusiasm evaporated . |
| 5 | Almost immediately the helicopter started a transfer from the trawler 's deck , but after the first man had been winched aboard the connecting line to the helicopter parted , followed by the lifeboat 's port tow line . |
| 6 | But after the first few meetings … well , the people there are nice enough … it 's just that we never seem to hear from them between our quarterly meetings " . |
| 7 | But after the first mouthful there was a very strange look on her face . |