Example sentences of "after a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a hundred yards or so I could see behind me the whole cliffed extent of the headland , and the house . |
| 2 | The ground rose slightly , then dipped ; after a hundred yards or so a shallow outcrop of rocks hid the house . |
| 3 | After a hundred yards or so , the drive divided , leading in one direction towards a classroom block , in the other fanning out into a courtyard where cars were parked either side of the main entrance . |
| 4 | It 's been produced by the British Field Sports Society , a year after a private members bill to ban hunting narrowly failed in the Commons . |
| 5 | Attorney General Dick Thornburgh formally left the Cabinet on Aug. 9 , after a federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 6 that a special election should be held on Nov. 5 to fill the Senate seat of the late John Heinz — although Thornburgh had made known his intention to contest the vacant seat , his resignation from the government had been deferred pending a judicial examination of the constitutionality of Pennsylvania 's special election statute . |
| 6 | Laing added a third penalty and McCluskey scored under the posts after a perfect scissors move in midfield . |
| 7 | Man charged : Steven Leach , 35 , of The Close , Walton , appeared at Liverpool today charged with abducting and indecently assaulting a boy of four , and was remanded in custody until Friday , after a massive police search . |
| 8 | DEREK ANGOL must appear before the British Board of Control on January 13 after a positive drugs test . |
| 9 | The Olympic weightlifter Andrew Saxton who was sent home from Barcelona after a positive drugs test may be allowed to compete after all.The British Olympic Association says it is a possibility . |
| 10 | A SUSPECTED kidnapper was caught after a rush-hour police chase along a London Underground tunnel yesterday . |
| 11 | They may start a meal looking quite hungry but after a few mouthfuls say they are full . |
| 12 | After a few mouthfuls Edward put his knife and fork down and said , ‘ Oh — the lawyer rang . |
| 13 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 14 | But after a few shows together you got to the point where you could read each other 's thoughts . |
| 15 | After a few rubs , you then take the hand away , look at it and say ‘ Has it gone yet ? ’ |
| 16 | The schoolteacher realized that his guests were tongue-tied in this strange place and , after a few openings had brought no more than murmurs of self-conscious or self-absorbed politeness , he did what he had found best to do on such occasions . |
| 17 | After a few moments Endill slowly put up his hand . |
| 18 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
| 19 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
| 20 | After a few moments search Thiercelin succeeded in tracing the relevant issue and spread the broadsheet on the table , translating hesitantly into French for the benefit of his colleague . |
| 21 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
| 22 | They waited to be told as much , but after a few moments realized with surprise that their hosts were evidently less enthusiastic . |
| 23 | After a few moments Troy got up and walked slowly from the tent . |
| 24 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 25 | After a few moments more of this platitudinous chat we bowed and went our ways . |
| 26 | After a few moments ' deciphering he rang Gerald Venables ' number . |
| 27 | After a few moments Milton remarked . |
| 28 | After a few moments ' silence Kopyion shrugged his shoulders and walked off , down the stairs . |
| 29 | Sara began to explain , but after a few moments Jenny said impatiently , " Why do n't we walk down to Moorlake and then you can show me properly ? " |
| 30 | After a few moments hesitation so did I. |