Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] after [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Seven people were reported killed after police fired on protesters in West Bengal calling for the arrest of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh officially estimated to total 100,000 . |
2 | She reviewed for the Sunday papers and appeared on television in a programme called Talking After Hours , giving her views on art , morals , current affairs . |
3 | Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses or are allocated to look after patients who require the sort of care they are familiar with . |
4 | Started by the local Labour council , the plans were cancelled on financial grounds when the Tories took over , but building was allowed to continue after negotiations to sell the site fell through . |
5 | In 1987 he became Finance Minister in Takeshita 's first government , but his political career was curtailed in December 1988 when he was forced to resign after accusations of misleading the Diet over his involvement in the Recruit Cosmos scandal [ see p. 36379 ] . |
6 | The company is contracted to look after engines at two big RAF bases , where it provides unscheduled attention beyond the scope of routine maintenance . |
7 | Porters must be hired to move any amount of fish , however small , and minders paid to look after customers ' trucks . |
8 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
9 | A controversial wine bar which was ordered to close after complaints from members of the public about noise and disturbance , is set to reopen with the backing of the police . |