Example sentences of "and after a few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take particular note of every spot you see a bream roll , and after a few visits you will be able to form an accurate picture of where , how long , and what pattern the route forms . |
| 2 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 3 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
| 4 | I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past . |
| 5 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
| 6 | His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday . |
| 7 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 8 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 9 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 10 | He became ill , and after a few days he died in my arms . |
| 11 | But it was only somewhere about thirty degrees Celsius and after a few days I had become accustomed to the change in temperature . |
| 12 | Sometimes Buddie stacked trays of eggs above the pipes to incubate , and after a few days there would be dozens of fluffy , chirruping chicks hatching out in the heat . |
| 13 | As it turned out , I was a dreadful croupier and after a few weeks they put me on coats and hats . |
| 14 | Each visit guaranteed he would leave behind some of his property and after a few weeks we 'd accumulated his record player , eight boxes of books and his Rupert Bear hot-water bottle . |
| 15 | She had seen so many of the students set out from her door , awkward and anxious , and after a few weeks it was as if they had been studying there all their lives . |
| 16 | Basically when you see ‘ Capcom ’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . |
| 17 | Luke had tensed as she touched him , and after a few seconds he flung her hand off , the violence of the gesture silencing her abruptly . |
| 18 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 19 | They had a whirlwind romance , and after a few months she 'd started hinting for a ring . |
| 20 | Now there were two and after a few months there were four . |
| 21 | Her father encouraged her desire to learn navigation and other aspects of seamanship , and after a few years her proficiency was obvious to everyone who sailed with her . |