Example sentences of "but after a few [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 2 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 3 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |
| 4 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 5 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 6 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 7 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 8 | But after a few hours it became hard to disguise . |
| 9 | But after a few notes she stopped and turned round on her stool to face me . |
| 10 | ‘ Often clients think it 's a good idea to come here but after a few weeks they think it 's not such a good idea . |
| 11 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 12 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |
| 13 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
| 14 | The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business . |
| 15 | The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something . |
| 16 | But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan . |