Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] after a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All ten residents had been long-term patients in a large psychiatric hospital , were severely disabled and had been discharged only after a lengthy period of active rehabilitation . |
| 2 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
| 3 | The increase had been won only after a long struggle . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Erm sometimes if he 's been out very very late and I 'm still up and he 's come home after a heavy night drinking . |
| 6 | Ratcliffe , who is in the Welsh squad for next week 's World Cup qualifier against The Netherlands was carried off after a fifth-minute collision with Geoff Pike . |
| 7 | A ROADSWEEPER driver was fined yesterday after a serious road crash on a busy road . |
| 8 | JASON LIVINGSTON 'S future in athletics will be revealed tomorrow after a last-ditch bid to clear his name in front of leading British officials . |
| 9 | He will be cremated tomorrow after a private funeral service . |
| 10 | Its best feature is Creag Meagaidh , 3700 feet , with a nature reserve on its lower slopes ; unfortunately , this giant is out of sight from the road but is seen well after a short climb on a path from Aberarder Farm , worth doing for a view of the craggy east face of the mountain . |
| 11 | It is , however , unlikely that the people fished ; the few fish remains archaeologists found at the site were probably washed ashore after a high tide . |
| 12 | Coed Glas is only a few miles away from Ty Mawr , the controversial children 's home which is to be closed shortly after a major inquiry . |
| 13 | Carl had got home after a long day . |
| 14 | In this way , the small proportion of white cats that can hear will become more common and the defect could , in theory , be wiped out after a few generations . |
| 15 | While France was content for Germany to remain divided , it was concerned about its new neighbour , the Federal Republic of West Germany , not least about the rapid economic growth that had occurred there after a major currency reform in 1948 . |
| 16 | A long half-mile to the east , across a rising plateau , is the summit of Gragareth and it is reached only after a stumbling progress through untamed and unfriendly vegetation . |
| 17 | This is filtered off after a few days , and the company is left with sheets of a solid , somewhat resembling uncooked pastry , which is then flavoured and textured . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It was 1.30 that Sunday night , I 'd just gone to bed feeling rather worn out after a busy week and sociable weekend . |
| 21 | All these ruffles should be smoothed out after a few days . |
| 22 | The former British champion , who lives at Middleton St George , near Darlington , had his femur pinned together after a nasty smash at Cadwell Park last year . |
| 23 | It was set up after a three-year campaign by an all-party war crimes group . |
| 24 | I feel like I 've just woken up after a long dream ; ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But she was always there when he came back from real or imagined expeditions , not like his father who 'd walked out after a drunken row one night . |
| 27 | Part of the M-forty motorway in Oxfordshire is blocked tonight after a fifteen car pile in which at least one person has died . |
| 28 | The 16-year-old boy was detained yesterday after a three-day inquiry . |
| 29 | Every loan should be followed up after a certain period of time . |
| 30 | Robson was ruled out after a week-long struggle to overcome a niggling calf injury in the hope of helping United put right their Wembley disappointment in last year 's final , when they surprisingly succumbed to Second Division Sheffield Wednesday . |