Example sentences of "after [pron] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 2 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 3 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 4 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 5 | Snappy bounded after her for a few yards , then scampered away to follow his mistress . |
| 6 | No , yeah I 'll come with you , you go off and stay with Joyce , look after her for a little while and let Kenneth sort things out ! |
| 7 | I remember at the time Wilko saying how he though Kerslake was an excellent buy , and how he 'd been after him for a long time . |
| 8 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
| 9 | been round there once or twice after him for a different thing . |
| 10 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 11 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 12 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |