Example sentences of "he [verb] after [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's true , ’ he agreed after a careful pause , eyes never leaving her face , ‘ fools never think of the future . |
2 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
3 | He reported after the Sixth Comintern Congress that ’ As a rule , when we tell our Latin American comrades , on meeting them for the first time , that the situation of their country is that of a semi-colony and consequently we must consider the problems concerning it from the viewpoint of our colonial or semi-colonial tactics , they are indignant at this notion and assert that their country is independent , that it is represented in the League of Nations , has its own diplomats , consulates , etc . ’ |
4 | Also , as he discovers after a little experiment , the windows of the shops here are constructed so that you do n't have to keep looking sideways to see yourself in them . |
5 | ‘ I like the challenge , though , ’ he grins after a perfectly-timed pause . |
6 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
7 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
8 | He looked after the entire film unit practically single-handed while we were filming in Tunisia and I was reminded of this again in recent months when we visited him in hospital . |
9 | He looked after the little girl throughout the journey , everyone , including the Gestapo guards , assuming that it was his sister nestling in his lap . |
10 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
11 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
12 | ‘ OK , Randy , ’ he said after a long pause . |
13 | ‘ Exactly that , ’ he said after a long pause . |
14 | ‘ You 're wanted , Travis , ’ he said after a brief conversation . |
15 | ‘ My wife 's been ill , ’ he said after a few minutes . |
16 | ‘ I can see that you 're a trifle overcome , ’ he said after a few moments . |
17 | ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat . |
18 | ‘ But do ye really think , ’ he said after a short pause , ‘ it 's wise to allow a young person to make a decision of that sort ? |
19 | China was even worse : ‘ I was sorely grieved that heathendom had so strong a hold over [ this rich country ] , ’ he wrote after a few weeks in Qanjanfu . |
20 | Just as the second half got underway , Milton 's goal keeper , Paul Whittington received a leg injury and there was some anxious faces before he continued after a lengthy stoppage . |
21 | He left after a few days as I said . |
22 | He retired after the last C E T and he gave me all his pens and stuff . |