Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came to see me after the performance — several times , in fact . ’ |
| 2 | When I met them after the game and asked them what they thought , they said the highlight was listening to the girl behind them telling her mate that if Batty did n't start playing better then she 'd have to start denying him sex ! ! ! |
| 3 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 4 | The pass-codes are a boon , but a game this tricky needs them after EVERY level , not every ten . |
| 5 | On Sunday , after leaving my suitcase with the hall porter who was to see that it was in the Land Rover to meet me after the shooting , I enjoyed brunch in the Gleneagles restaurant sitting at the same table as the Princess Royal . |
| 6 | ‘ I really can not expect you to accept me after the way in which I have behaved , and then was wicked enough to read your private book , and the cuttings are there , I knew that you would want them back , and I expect that you will wish to make a career in journalism , and why accept a poor doctor , no need to do that , you can always live on your father 's allowance and what a remarkable man he is , so like you , or earn your living by your pen … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I usually replace them after a month or so . ’ |
| 8 | There was always a scramble to obtain them after the meeting . |
| 9 | It annoyed her even more that his continuing aristocratic demeanour disappointed her after the way she had been thinking about him . |
| 10 | Mr Clay went on to tell of his visits to a bone-setter , who successfully healed him after an accident . |
| 11 | She said it to Daphne when she phoned her after the weather forecast . |
| 12 | You see a name come up on the leaderboard , then it might disappear and you think to yourself , ‘ I wonder what happened to him ? ’ , and you forget him after a while . |
| 13 | The 30-year-old man , who has not been named , died despite the efforts of coastguards and ambulancemen , who tried to revive him after a failed rescue attempt by surfers . |
| 14 | Physio Alan Smith raced on and battled to revive him after the former record buy had blocked his air passage by swallowing his tongue . |
| 15 | Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen , dazzling her after the gloom , and she raised a hand to shade her eyes just as Luke Calder turned the car into the road , cutting in front of a lorry so close that her stomach lurched . |
| 16 | Many heiresses could give him dollars , few could offer him the appearance and manner of a lady — it was that which had attracted him after the cruder charms of such as Maybelle Foy . |
| 17 | ‘ You 'll need it after the mart , ’ Moran said . |
| 18 | ‘ They kept putting our talks off , saying they would discuss it after the final . |
| 19 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
| 20 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
| 21 | We will pay the reasonable cost , where necessary , of taking your car to the nearest suitable repairer and returning it after the repair to your address as shown in the schedule . |
| 22 | He tried to find it after the war . |
| 23 | And a lot of talking points for Jimmy Greaves and Tony back in the studio at half time to discuss when they rejoin us after the break with the score here at Filbert Street Leicester City one Nottingham Forest nil . |
| 24 | Had all four defendants committed the brutal crimes , or had just two of the brother perpetrated these heinous events , later to be joined by William who had done his best to abet them after the event ? |
| 25 | ‘ He 's so repressed , Eddie , ’ she told me after the first time . |
| 26 | Perhaps if he had met them after the confidence gained by a successful tour of India in 1976–7 , when his captaincy was much praised , the story might have been different . |
| 27 | At least , that 's the financial advice any Arsenal fan will give you after the way they toyed with and destroyed Coventry using an explosive cocktail of skill , imagination and old-fashioned strengths . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's delicious , ’ Melissa assured her after the first mouthful . |
| 29 | The players told him after the game that the lights did not trouble them as much as sunlight . |
| 30 | Mr Justice Ognall told him after the verdict at the end of the three-week trial : ‘ You have been convicted on the most clear and compelling evidence of the murder of your wife . ’ |