Example sentences of "[noun] but after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
| 2 | Roland 's stag night was planned the same Saturday but after a week the best man realized that he was going to be skiing then ! oops . |
| 3 | And I had a script but after a while you do n't you set that aside and use your own style . |
| 4 | The flight had left London originally on Christmas Eve in another aircraft but after an hour 's flying time it had developed trouble with its undercarriage and had to return to London . |
| 5 | He could not find Strawberry but after a time Cowslip came up to him from the other end of the hall . |
| 6 | Elsewhere , shares had a decent run but after a 16-point rise , the FT-SE closed about fivepoints adrift at 2754.5 . |
| 7 | Some of the demonstrators were denied access to the Diamond by police tenders drawn up across Shipquay Street but after a time the RUC withdrew altogether and the Diamond was filed by the vast crowd . |
| 8 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 9 | The ex-250 world champion ( 1969 with Benelli ) had been with Yamaha for over 20 years but after the collapse of Giacomo Agostini 's 500 team , Carruthers found himself out of the heat of competition . |
| 10 | His back was cured within a couple of weeks — not , it turns out , as a result of the acupuncture but after a bit of dancing while on holiday . |
| 11 | Well not in the thirties of course but after the War there was one because I er , ah well this , no , this was much later , much much much , because I married my second husband and erm I had two children fairly quick . |
| 12 | And his brother he was in the er Spanish Civil War , he was an officer , he was a miner , but he left to join the the Spanish Brigade and er he came back and of course but after the General Strike they would n't neither set him nor his brother on the pits you know . |
| 13 | Ramprakash has long been known to have a short fuse but after a year in the England set-up , it was to be hoped he had matured . |
| 14 | Aye , there was er a Billy , a Harry , and er there was another lot come , I c I just ca n't remember their name but after the First World War this Billy used to come round this part and collect cast horses . |
| 15 | The First World War curtailed his ambitions but after the hostilities his cars were at their peak and invincible . |
| 16 | The cables are worked in the same way as the first sample but after the initial six rows , the four stitches at the left are crossed , with two-over-two stitches to the right , then after another five rows , the four stitches at the right are crossed with two-over-two stitches to the left . |
| 17 | Neither of us wanted to rush things but after a while I told myself , do n't be stupid , she 's special — go for it . ’ |
| 18 | A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop . |
| 19 | We cross the Blue Ridge Parkway and , just beyond the town of Abingdon , find ourselves travelling on the Trail of the Lonesome Pine itself , which was named not after a Laurel and Hardy song but after the ‘ underground railway ’ route which helped escaping slaves escape before and during the Civil War . |
| 20 | He made no further comment about Caroline but after a minute 's silence he said : 'Not a particularly successful dinner party . ’ |
| 21 | Bateman was a school-master by profession but after the war he signed professional forms for Palace . |
| 22 | Alan Webb says he 's always been interested in boats and when he took it up started going to marinas and out to sea but after a while he wanted to go faster and have more fun |
| 23 | Dexter was used to the superintendent 's mannerisms but after a second or two , Blanche caught Jane Pargeter 's look of puzzlement , and the detective smiled apologetically . |