Example sentences of "[adv] after [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | . Thank you , bye bye ! du n no what 's going on after those files ! |
| 2 | To be described as surplus to requirements , perhaps after many years of loyal and diligent service , can cripple the self-esteem of even the most resilient person . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , landing in heavily greased jerseys and long-john underwear , with a revolver in a supposedly waterproof packet and carrying the waterproofed torch and compass , was difficult enough after several days in the confined quarters of submarine HMS Triumph while she made a periscope survey of Rhodes ' beaches , often having to dive below 60 feet ( 18m ) , because in these clear waters a submarine at shallower depth is plainly seen from the air . |
| 4 | Quite a high percentage of bar codes could only be read in after several attempts , and a not insignificant percentage simply would not read in at all . |
| 5 | A UDC would undermine the ability of the elected local councils to implement the 1976 Docklands Strategic Plan , which had been agreed only after many years of discussion and debate ( Leaders of the London Boroughs of Greenwich , Lewisham , Newham , Southwark and Tower Hamlets , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | Only after many years of mental torment did some Calvinists achieve a certainty of conviction about their elect status , which helped them to cope with , and sometimes to change , the threatening and disturbing world that surrounded them . |
| 7 | Despite continued inflation such small increases in remuneration have been conceded only after many years of negotiation . |
| 8 | Others ( for example people with spinal Injuries or polio ) often experience a similar process of gradual deterioration , but only after many years of relative stability . |
| 9 | In Britain and the United States judges are selected from lawyers , usually only after many years in practice , in Britain as an advocate , and in the United States as an advocate or in a legal post within the government . |
| 10 | He seemed bewildered , shuffled about his room yawning and stretching , and only after several minutes of this focused on Wilson at all . |
| 11 | Fascinated , she watched as this object rose towards her , and only after several seconds did she realize that it was a screeching flight of birds , whirling on the updraught towards the freedom of the skies . |
| 12 | So it 's only after several days that this will build up in the blood , does that make sense to you , do you realize now why tests is not done until six days ? |
| 13 | Initially the police appeared seriously to have underestimated the scale of the violence and it was only after several days that sufficient reinforcements ( including special anti-riot units from western Germany ) were brought in to control the situation . |
| 14 | It was only after several days of hard work harvesting , rounded off by celibate nights , that he discovered why Rose kept her bedroom door locked . |
| 15 | Of these , 191 secondary teachers , 54 middle and 134 primary teachers responded , in many cases only after several reminders ; a response rate of just over 52 per cent , a rate very similar to that in the earlier survey in Solihull ( op. cit . ) . |
| 16 | The episode threw into chaos the normal wage bargaining consultations and only after several months of discussions was a new system of work organisation finally thrashed out . |
| 17 | His notebooks tell a rather more complex story , however , and it was only after several years of work that he eventually put together the idea of natural selection . |
| 18 | It was only after some months that endothelial denudation was observed with platelet mural thrombus attached to exposed lipid-containing macrophages . |
| 19 | Synthesis was achieved only after some years , and only by methods which did not justify expansion to an industrial scale . |
| 20 | It was only after some years that he found the Thun-Hohensteins , who had also taken refuge in Bavaria , and could give it back to them . |
| 21 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 22 | The skin needs time to settle down after these treatments in order to absorb the essential oils more efficiently . |
| 23 | I 'd have to spend half an hour calming Dawn down after these attacks . |
| 24 | so after these tests , and we did this last year , check the P K U , cretinism and cystic fibrosis , we 're going to look at P K U today , right , erm what it is , rub that off ? |
| 25 | Finally after more tests , a nurse , not a doctor , asked if I had used tampons . |
| 26 | Shortly after these outcries , he pulled out all the stops in an attempt to persuade Theo — who was embroiled in crises of his own and talking of emigrating to America — to join him and become an artist . |
| 27 | was just after those things . |
| 28 | I HAD to retire early after several operations but because I am on an invalidity pension , and not income support , I do not get mortgage , rent , poll tax , dental or any other sort of relief . |
| 29 | Toilet lanolin , obtainable from any chemist , with its base of an oily substance extracted from wool , is an adequate curative , rubbed well into the leather and polished off after several days . |
| 30 | In the second , we are talking about the likelihood of a woman finding adequate childcare facilities for her children and entering the labour market , at a fairly high income level , possibly after many years ' absence from paid employment . |