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 .
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