Example sentences of "but after a [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after a two-year battle the Environment Minister has given his approval . |
| 2 | Webbed feet were not designed for mountaineering , but after a few weeks the ducks had devised a method of hopping up the stairs one at a time , eating every morsel of bread along the way , until finally they were actually in my bedroom . |
| 3 | It is clear that the bunched replacement of fixed capital requires a considerable growth in the rate of the production of fixed assets , but after a few years the need for such replacement will decline rapidly . |
| 4 | But after a lengthy investigation the police ruled out foul play . |
| 5 | But after an amazing recovery the four-month-old is now 5lbs . |