Example sentences of "was [verb] after [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melvin Bernhardt , who had directed the show in Cincinnati , was sacked after differences of opinion with Dustin . |
| 2 | How many times did wee Norrie tell us that the only thing standing in the way of recovery was the uncertainty caused by the election when in truth the economy was wrecked after years of mismanagement , the pound weak because our manufacturing base had been destroyed ? |
| 3 | The announcement of the commuting of death sentences was made after talks in London between Shaikh Saad and the United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major . |
| 4 | The billet , on the fifth floor of Steel House , the Employment building in Tothill St , Westminster , was selected after discussions with Ms Richardson which took place under the customary pre-election rules . |
| 5 | One incidental result of this was that Indirect Rule , the proud and mysterious creation of innumerable men-on-the-spot , upon which it was forbidden to the uninitiated to look , was transformed after years of scrutiny by metropolitan experts into a uniform system of local government , whereby Britain hoped to bring into the orbit of her unresented influence the non-traditional elements which had made their appearance in African society . |
| 6 | Lynx was sued after claims about conditions at a mink farm in Halifax , West Yorks , run by Ukrainian-born Leo Sawrij . |
| 7 | He was speaking after meetings in Washington between Dunkel and US trade officials . |
| 8 | Neil , 31 , was found after neighbours at Westgate-on-Sea , Kent , saw his front door open with the milk outside . |
| 9 | There were still people who resisted the idea of a sovereign law-maker with the right to invade any vested interest and set aside any restraining principle , but , by and large , the supremacy of the State was acknowledged after centuries of dispute . |
| 10 | The deal was struck after talks between lawyers and Official Solicitor David Venables . |
| 11 | Senior officers revealed last night that the decision to open fire was taken after relations between Pringle and negotiators deteriorated yesterday morning . |