Example sentences of "after [adj] [noun pl] in [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After six weeks in hospital she was allowed back home . |
| 2 | Upon his release after 26 years in jail he will discover that he is more free than either his wife , Albertina , or his journalist son , Zwelakhe , who are both ‘ restricted ’ by the authorities under the long-standing state of emergency . |
| 3 | Inevitably , I saw the prison through the eyes of a western visitor , but after three months in India I had acquired at least a superficial understanding of the country and its penal philosophy . |
| 4 | After three months in hospital he returns to the car park , seeks out the girl and gives her another ticket with time left on it . |
| 5 | After 5 days in Rotorua we went south to Taupo , a disappointing touristy place except for a lovely walk to the Huka Falls beside the crystal-clear , swirling waters of the Waikato River , and a visit to Cherry Island ( in the river ) where you are warmly greeted by numerous tame animals and birds as you roam around . |
| 6 | Although she stated that after 25 years in government she was keen to seek new challenges , there was widespread speculation that she would resume her political career in 1992 by contesting either the governorship or a Senate seat in her native North Carolina . |
| 7 | After nine months in office he still is uncertain whether to go fast or slow on any issue from the Russians to oil slicks . |
| 8 | After five years in Yorkshire he was transferred to Manchester City for £56,000 and a year later made the fateful move to Torino . |
| 9 | After five years in Vienna he taught in Trieste , Greece and Moldavia before studying philosophy in Halle . |
| 10 | After several days in Nairobi he took the train to Mombasa where he caught a ship to England ; there , soon after my brother Dermot was born , he rejoined my mother . |
| 11 | After two rides in company we went out on our own , on a route he had already covered with Paddy . |
| 12 | After two months in kennels they move on to the dog supply unit for 11 months , during which time they will be required to train at least six dogs up to the blindfold standard , and pass the guide dog trainer examination . |
| 13 | After two weeks in Czechoslovakia he was climbing in a style usually reserved for winter . |
| 14 | But he pulled through , and after 14 months in hospital he was finally allowed home . |