Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] after a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The magnitude of the rise in circulating PYY concentrations after deoxycholate perfusion in the human colon was similar to the rise reported after a normal meal . |
| 2 | The technician 's reply came after a brief moment of hesitation . |
| 3 | A famous sailing ship has been damaged within hours of setting sail after a complete refit . |
| 4 | PUBLICANS said they had made progress in a campaign against big rent rises after a stormy meeting yesterday . |
| 5 | In order to test these predictions we need to compare the size of the latent inhibition effect found after a long exposure — test interval ( which we may take to be 24 h or more ) with that found after a short interval ( when conditioning follows exposure immediately or after a few minutes ) . |
| 6 | The decision came after a year-long test to ensure that packaging made from pulp mould was strong enough to protect cameras should they de dropped or roughly handled during transport . |
| 7 | The decision came after a year-long test to ensure that packaging made from pulp mould was strong enough to protect cameras should they be dropped or roughly handled during transport . |
| 8 | In the continuing civil war a series of incidents reported on April 10 coincided with the presence of a delegation of Buddhist monks in the northern Tamil-held town of Jaffna , and effectively underlined the lack of prospects for a Buddhist government-backed " peace initiative " ( which the LTTE rejected after a further round of talks on April 24 ) . |
| 9 | One favourite came after a horrendous week of moon-lighting ( working during the day on a comedy , Exclusive Yarns , in Southampton and whizzing back at night for the musical , Wonderful Town ) . |
| 10 | Panel B shows the results of a similar test given after a conditioning trial on which consumption of saline was followed by an injection of LiCl . |
| 11 | A special bonus came in the form of Standard class 2 Mogul No 78022 making an initial return to service after a protracted restoration . |
| 12 | A 3-month-old boy died after a head-on collision near Burford . |
| 13 | The girl left after a curious look at Jenna and another swift glance at Alain . |
| 14 | Definitely the place to go after a good bike ride . |
| 15 | WC apps : 8 Runners-up : 1958 After flirting with failure , the Swedes came through to the finals with a point to spare after a 2-0 victory in Poland in their last qualifying game . |
| 16 | IN 1991 Barbara and her husband separated after a private detective she had hired discovered he was having an affair . |
| 17 | In this they have the basis to succeed , and one teacher noted after a drop-in day for former pupils : |
| 18 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 19 | He was beheaded by local peasants as he lay down on the hill to sleep after a large meal of local sheep . |
| 20 | British businessmen feel they have only just restored their right to manage after a hard-won showdown with organised labour . |
| 21 | ‘ My beloved husband died after a lingering illness on 29th April at 18 minutes past 4 o'clock in the morning … if he would have lived to the 25th August , he would have been 63 years old . ’ |
| 22 | I 'll be in the staff room recuperating after a hard morning 's work . |
| 23 | To my surprise my Working Group insisted after a lively debate that we kept the weighting at 33⅓ per cent for 14 year olds . |
| 24 | The second stage of training is the Solicitors Final Examination taken after a further year of study at one of the professional schools . |
| 25 | Top hair dressers flew in Paris salons of Carita and Alexandre ; Elizabeth Arden created a new make-up named Farah , to be given in kits to the guests ; Baccarat designed the crystal goblets ; Ceralene fashioned the place setting after a fifth century BC Persian ceramic ; Robert Hailland produced a cup-and-saucer service to be used just once by arriving guests ; and Porthault , one of the great French linen makers , made the private and state linens . |
| 26 | THE APPOINTMENT of Robert Louis-Dreyfus as Saatchi 's chief executive and Charles Scott as financial director comes after a prolonged period of musical chairs involving top management . |
| 27 | ‘ in an indictment for any such felony committed after a previous conviction for felony … a certificate containing the substance and effect only … of the indictment and conviction for the previous felony … shall … be sufficient evidence of the first conviction … ’ |
| 28 | David Capel : back to form after a subdued season in 1991 |
| 29 | In the third case , one teacher took responsibility for the majority , while the other looked after a small group , or even an individual . |
| 30 | One of the first efforts of director John Ford , who would chronicle the closing of the frontier for the rest of his life , this stars Harry Carey as an old-time badman released after a 20-year stretch into a bewildering world of Model T Fords and short skirts . |