Example sentences of "after [v-ing] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 2 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 3 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
| 4 | Often the counsellor of ageing people will experience this when , after talking with them for a short period , many of the pressures and worries appear to be visibly lifted from their shoulders . |
| 5 | After talking to her for a while I asked her if she was English . |
| 6 | When we received it we thought it was great , but after chewing on them for a while , mum got a bit worried as the pieces we were chewing off looked like hard plastic . |