Example sentences of "[adv prt] after a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can buy me a bodystocking if you like , ’ Bryony went on after a pause . |
| 2 | PEOPLE 'S champion Gwen Lamb is battling on after a setback in her efforts to recoup £30,000 she lost in a bank crash . |
| 3 | ‘ The days of signing £30,000 or £40,000 players who move on after a year are over . |
| 4 | ‘ And the château had become anathema to him , ’ she went on after a moment . |
| 5 | ‘ No , cara , ’ he went on after a moment , ‘ a Taurus man is n't the right mate for you . ’ |
| 6 | At a show in a dilapidated disco in Barrow-in-Furness , I went on after a community pantomime , in which the wicked witch — a local Labour councillor — was booed off by trade unionists involved in industrial action . |
| 7 | The aromatic waters can be used in the same way as commercial products — splashed on after a bath or shower . |
| 8 | So if you 're knitting with any lights other than the basic , you have to reset the machine when turning the machine on after a break . |
| 9 | he told them he 'd stopped in the fast lane instead of moving to the hard shoulder because he did n't want to ruin his tyre by driving on after a puncture . |
| 10 | Please note that we have arranged a special performance on Saturday at 5.00 pm — to help our patrons who wish to come on after a matinee , and/or go on to another evening performance . |
| 11 | ‘ But on the other hand , ’ Emily went on after a wait , ‘ the girl also said to me suddenly one day , when I thought she was trying to read back dictation , ‘ I ca n't get through the spring without a man . ’ |
| 12 | The areas you need to work on after a marathon are the hamstrings , the quads and the hips . |
| 13 | Woking keeper Laurence Batty played on after a clash of heads with striker Kurt Nogan , but was sent for hospital tests after the game . |
| 14 | Marie comes back in after a bit . |
| 15 | Again she felt overwhelmed with fatigue , but sly , lecherous images slunk into her mind , like a guilty dog sneaking in after a roll in something bad . |
| 16 | In mid-December the settlers were forced to leave one of the houses in after a court ruled against the eviction of the Arab occupants . |
| 17 | Yes , we got those put in after a holiday near Rye . |
| 18 | One Tory rebel , Michael Carttiss , who caved in after a plea from the Prime Minister himself , candidly admitted : ‘ It would have been the end of John Major . |
| 19 | I was ready to chuck it all in after a decision that flew in the face of reason . |
| 20 | A parody of a French railway official bustled in after a while : dumpy , waistcoat riding up , a gold watch and chain ( station-master ? ) , sparse hair slicked with oil . |
| 21 | You get used to stopping in after a while |
| 22 | And er and when that was been in the field whatever days , depending on the weather , if you 'd got a good dry summer well you 'd perhaps take it in in after a week , you see ? |
| 23 | There were the inevitable late-night nutters ringing in after a beer too many , but many of the questions revolved around the evolution of humans . |
| 24 | Sugar 's supposed to help calm people down after a shock … |
| 25 | The government had originally planned to launch the review in June , but it backed down after a request from the Gujarat state government , which supports the huge Sardar Sarovar irrigation project of which the Narmada dam forms a part . |
| 26 | Slovenia announced on June 17 that if the customs war intensified it would employ its own customs officials , but it reportedly backed down after a threat of direct action by the FEC . |
| 27 | Things will settle down after a while . ’ |
| 28 | Besides , the continual cloying presence of a bugger like that can wear you down after a while . ’ |
| 29 | For me , it was kind of an antidote to Nineties cynicism , which starts to get you down after a while . ’ |
| 30 | The beginning can be quite hectic , but it settles down after a while . |