Example sentences of "after [v-ing] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in such classic areas as the Mississippi delta , where sediment is thought to be accumulating rapidly , there is plenty of evidence to suggest that , after building up for a while , much of it is carried away again . |
| 2 | So after toddling about for a while you go into Barries ’ and point out the shorts where they lie in the window , interleaved with their fellows . |
| 3 | After wandering about for a while she finally got her bearings and found the splendid staircase that led to the grand hall and the main entrance . |
| 4 | Mr Venables of Lilac Grove , Whitby , Ellesmere Port , collapsed at a friend 's flat in Rock Ferry after going out for a drink in May . |
| 5 | A WORKER was fired after nipping out for a Coke and ice during a 15-hour shift at a sweltering print works , a tribunal heard yesterday . |
| 6 | ‘ We found Prune Island , as Palm was known in those days , after calling in for a spot of sight-seeing . |
| 7 | After messing about for a while , they roped in drummer Anthony — Derbyshire born , now a Nottingham resident — and discovered common musical ground . |
| 8 | I tried hers on anyway and after rummaging about for a bit I found one I liked . |
| 9 | After clocking on for a night shift they did not start work immediately but went instead to the canteen for a cup of tea . |