Example sentences of "but after [art] few [noun pl] [pron] " 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 A cat , with her mouth full of seagull feathers , was feebly trying to climb up , but after a few feet her claws lost purchase and she slithered back by gradual stages to the deck .
11 ‘ 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 .
12 But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients .
16 The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business .
17 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 .
18 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 .
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