Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] after [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The increase had been won only after a long struggle . |
| 2 | Now , as she crossed into Farringdon Street and saw familiar landmarks , she stopped and put down her bag , gazing about her with the pleasure of someone who has come home after a long absence . |
| 3 | Carl had got home after a long day . |
| 4 | Dawn was breaking over Labour 's headquarters in Walworth Road , south London , yesterday as Mr Kinnock stepped on to the balcony , his face ghostly white in the television arc lights and his lips drawn tightly after the longest night of his career , writes Jon Hibbs . |
| 5 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 6 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 7 | I feel like I 've just woken up after a long dream ; ’ |
| 8 | Tonight , wherever she looked she saw herself reflected and transformed , her face shining as though she had quite suddenly woken up after a long sleep , filled with lovely dreams . |
| 9 | Nick Brown was cleared of drugs charges in Goa , but has only just been allowed home after a long campaign by his mother . |
| 10 | Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) offer as justification for this assumption the suggestion that ‘ important ’ memories retain the ability to be retrieved even after a long retention interval whereas less important memories do not . |