Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One child had previous failure to thrive and developed diarrhoea which persisted for 14 days ; the other eight failed to thrive after the onset of diarrhoea . |
| 2 | Nobody had criticized the Government for ‘ planning ’ the Normandy invasions , as Simon tersely argued , so it was perfectly reasonable for the Government to continue to plan after the war . |
| 3 | It was in the power of the Spirit that Jesus carried out his work of proclaiming the good news of God 's kingly rule ( Luke 4:18 ) : and it was in the power of the same Spirit that the disciples got to work after the resurrection . |
| 4 | ‘ I got to know after a time that he ad-libbed because he got bored with his lines . |
| 5 | It is one of 10 collieries where coal production has stopped after the Government and British Coal said they were uneconomic and could not be saved . |
| 6 | While Bayfield said he was disappointed with the results , he was pleased to see the London W company returning to profit after a small loss in the first half . |
| 7 | The Triple Alliance , which I first tried to arrange after the Franco-Prussian War , and about which I had already approached Austria and Russia in 1870 , was an alliance of three Emperors , with the further idea of including the King of Italy . |
| 8 | For any Whites who harbour a sentiment for the famed Seadogs of Scarborough , chairman Geoffrey Richmond has resigned after a boardroom row over admission prices . |
| 9 | THE SUSPENDED curator of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling , Pamela Diamond , has resigned after an inquiry prompted by concern over falling attendances . |
| 10 | WILL SUTHERLAND , skipper of one of the yachts in the British Steel Challenge round-the-world race , has resigned after the first leg from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro for personal reasons . |
| 11 | The Community 's GATT negotiator Ray MacSharry has resigned after the breakdown of the talks . |
| 12 | He would not say what companies were being considered as potential partners , but National Semiconductor Corp has hankered after a hit microprocessor for years , and the Japanese , led by existing Advanced Micro partner Fujitsu Ltd , would no doubt be interested . |
| 13 | But the 7,500 punters at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre were not fooled — there was scattered booing after the ninth and 10th rounds over Eubank 's inability to deck this human punchbag . |
| 14 | But the move has come after a series of blows , including poor livestock sales and lower wool prices . |
| 15 | His rich vein of form has come after a winter which saw him left out of the West Indies World Cup team … their loss has been Gloucestershire 's gain . |
| 16 | For the past twenty four years Reg Canning has looked after the St Mary and St Milburgh Churchyard . |
| 17 | C.1 which are brought after a certain period because the Vendor would otherwise have a contingent liability for six years which is unacceptable ; the Vendor wants to know after a reasonable period that it is free from any further claims . |
| 18 | They say speak after the beep , beep . |
| 19 | The fingerboard is plain , dot-free Indian rosewood , with a two-fret extension over the soundhole to bring the number of frets up to twenty-two ; The frets themselves are hard nickel silver , made in Holland — not the kind that will need replacing after a year or so . |
| 20 | And he would probably rather enjoy looking after a woman , even one he had as little time for as her . |
| 21 | Finally she said , ‘ Yes , I did enjoy looking after the house at first , because I knew Peter appreciated it , and he did things for me . |
| 22 | They promised ta tax cuts , they promised to cut crime , they promised to look after the environment , they promised to improve e education , they promised to improve the the democratic process , they 're now the party of careful housekeeping . |
| 23 | But we employ thirty thousand people and therefore one has to look after the majority , however hard it may be on a relatively few — one thousand people in that particular case . |
| 24 | ‘ Someone has to look after the children . ’ |
| 25 | Brand of Peterborough , and Leofnoth and Ulfcetel , since someone has to look after the army 's treasure-box . |
| 26 | Meantime , someone has to look after the animals ’ health . ’ |
| 27 | Now plenty of people are carers by choice , and people want to look after the people who need care in their family , but th i , it 's a problem is n't it ? |
| 28 | There are times when making a certain promise ( say to look after a friend 's child if the friend dies before the child comes of age ) are morally worthwhile but where one does not have an obligation to make them ( remember that in this example too one may find other adequate ways to help one 's friend ) . |
| 29 | The document has reappeared after a long sleep in California , and is estimated at £150,000 . |
| 30 | The latest issue of the history and culture magazine Nashe naslediye [ Our Heritage ] has reappeared after a break of one year . |