Example sentences of "[coord] after a few [noun pl] i " in BNC.

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1 Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area .
2 I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past .
3 He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside .
4 But it was only somewhere about thirty degrees Celsius and after a few days I had become accustomed to the change in temperature .
5 I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there .
6 But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move .
7 I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous .
8 But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients .
9 The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something .
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