Example sentences of "after ten " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 It was after ten o'clock .
2 After ten minutes or so it seemed to end satisfactorily .
3 Two of his partners protested promptly that the said Susy was fully deployed on their cases , and Peter Yeo settled down to reorganize the workload , emerging after ten minutes ' hard negotiation with more or less the conclusion he had wanted .
4 He wo n't go back to divisional work after ten years at corporate level .
5 After ten minutes , Mungo was trailing .
6 Finally , at just after ten o'clock by Rock Hardy , Stanley came back from the pub and Emily totted up the points .
7 ‘ If you ever ring me and you 're out on your own and it 's after ten o'clock , I 'm not coming to pick you up ’ — that 's what he told me .
8 He encouraged himself with promises that after ten paces he could rest , then demanded of himself that he manage another five and another five until he lost count of how far he 'd come and how far he had to go .
9 As usual he mingled with his guests , with whom he remained until just after ten o'clock .
10 After ten minutes , I get up .
11 Maureen Walker is a ‘ design writer and stylist ’ — after ten years as Home Editor of the Sunday Times and writing a book on interiors , she has a wealth of experience to call on .
12 After ten rounds of the game , I could theoretically have won as much as $5,000 , but only if you have been extraordinarily silly ( or saintly ) and played COOPERATE every time , in spite of the fact that I was consistently defecting .
13 It was against this background that he fell seriously ill in 1881 during the writing of A Laodicean , and after ten years of moving between London and small Dorset towns such as Swanage and Sturminster Newton came to see the solution to all his problems in a final return to Dorchester .
14 An hour is , e.g. divided into sixty minutes , the second into sixty parts and so on ; at last after ten or more successive divisions by sixty , time-elements are obtained which are not subjected to division , and in fact are indivisible . ’
15 After ten minutes , I lifted the shafts in a temper and pushed off in more pain than ever , singing , ‘ I just do n't trust you any more , Lord .
16 After ten minutes , Mick was asked for his passport and was then handed a sheaf of letters , all in the same size of envelope , all addressed in the same neat hand of his father .
17 Nails was generally asleep not long after ten , preferring to get up when the sun did , take Firelight out and clean up her stable and do his running practice before going home for breakfast .
18 After ten years of service to her company , the Fibre Boards Africa Ltd ( FAL ) , the author became a victim as the men in authority conspired and dismissed her .
19 But you would still not be surprised if it ended its useful life after ten years or so of daily use .
20 But DOUBLE PAYMENT , specially developed for Reader 's Digest by Guardian Royal Exchange , promises you full-cover life insurance and a generous cash sum — either on your 65th birthday or after ten years , whichever is later .
21 Our new Plan is called DOUBLE PAYOUT for a very good reason : not only can you guarantee yourself a cash payout in time for your 65th birthday ( if you 're over 55 , you get your payment after ten years ) , you can assure your family a further cash sum when your death finally does occur .
22 It guarantees YOU a lump sum — either on your 65th birthday or after ten years , whichever is later .
23 From just 25p a day , you can help protect your dependents against the crippling financial penalty of losing a parent or partner — and secure yourself a cash payout … at the age of 65 if you 're aged between 18 and 54 when cover commences , or after ten years if you 're aged between 55 and 69 .
24 While one of the outstanding attractions of the policy is that you receive a cash payment on your 65th birthday ( or after ten years , whichever is later ) , the benefits certainly do n't end there .
25 WHAT HAPPENS AFTER TEN YEARS ?
26 These were lengthened selectively for a limited-stop service after ten new trailers were ordered for delivery in 1960 .
27 But by all means take a flask of tea or coffee to drink during the first few hours , but flasked drinks always taste stale after ten or twelve hours .
28 He says , ‘ All right , 125 ’ ; and then after ten minutes he says , ‘ On your way , ’ so I got dressed and went out and thought , ‘ Now I 'm for it , ’ but I heard nothing more .
29 After ten or fifteen minutes break with Susie when she chatted about her social life , I went to the second lesson .
30 Now she 's moved into a Home near some of her family after ten years of severe physical disability , which she 's had to come to terms with .
  Next page