Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] after " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally Rachel slept for a few hours after the feed and Carrie had made sure her husband knew what to do should the baby wake up before she got home . |
| 2 | We sat chatting for a few minutes after finishing our meal . |
| 3 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 4 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 5 | The only other Briton to win both Opens is Tony Jacklin who , incidentally , came to Jersey to live and play golf for a few years after his retirement from the professional circuit . |
| 6 | But I was n't into heroin on a full scale for a few years after that . |
| 7 | For a few years after 1413 a lease on the islands of Korcula , Hvar and Brac was obtained with the agreement of the Habsburg Emperor , Sigismund , but the Ragusans failed to maintain their position in face of the hostility of the islanders and the rivalries of their Venetian , Hungarian and Slav neighbours . |
| 8 | He left the king 's service for a few years after March 1245 ; it was probably during this period that he compiled a metrical grammar for the children of Hamo de Pecche , a Cambridgeshire baron . |
| 9 | For a few years after his return to Edinburgh he prepared anatomical and pathological demonstrations in the Department of Anatomy , but latterly he withdrew from public affairs . |
| 10 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |
| 11 | It rained for a few days after that shake of early March . |
| 12 | Uterine contractions continue for a few days after birth ( they are often particularly evident when the child begins to suck at the nipple ) . |
| 13 | On 15 December Helen 's baby , a tiny perfect girl , was born , but her labour was long and difficult and she was very ill for a few days after it . |
| 14 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 15 | Gabrielle went to stay with her parents in the Kent countryside for a few days after the hearing , collected her thoughts and decided to carve out a life for herself and her children . |
| 16 | For a few seconds after their departure , the room was silent . |
| 17 | Meyer will return home for a few weeks after this weekend 's race , and will then fly to Britain , where she will set up base for about four months , competing on the European circuit in her build-up for the World Championships in Stuttgart , where she will no doubt meet McColgan again . |
| 18 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
| 19 | ( Busch-Petersen , a lawyer by profession and still in his twenties , was mayor in his home district of Pankow for a few months after the revolution , before being asked to head the east Berlin retailers ' association . |
| 20 | A couple of years later she had her second baby and again breast-fed for a few months after the birth . |
| 21 | The harvested roots are bulky and heavy to transport and they must be crushed within a few hours after harvest to avoid loss of the sugary Juice . |
| 22 | This is total rubbish , as if the body is to be buried or cremated within a few days after death , no such risk exists . |
| 23 | Within a few weeks after his arrival in Morocco , only a handful of servants , bodyguards and Dr Prima , the paediatrician , remained with the Shah and the Queen . |
| 24 | Throughout the three month test I did n't have any trouble with my feet apart from a few blisters after first wearing them . |
| 25 | The video shop did n't open up until a few minutes after ten . |
| 26 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 27 | He said he could do that in a few minutes after getting to his office , and I arranged to ring him later in the morning . |
| 28 | It is not known why this occurs in a few animals after strangles infection . |
| 29 | It is a social ritual , somewhat akin to a few drinks after work . |