Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] after a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked after a pause . |
| 2 | I asked after a silence . |
| 3 | I asked after a moment . |
| 4 | Someone looking after a partner or relative with Alzheimer 's disease — or senile dementia as it is also known — has particular problems . |
| 5 | I turned after a while and they were still wistfully standing there . |
| 6 | Bloody hurt it bruises , you sit on it and it does n't , I thought I might , I suppose after a while you 'll get blisters but it 's bruised , when you sit on the bloody thing . |
| 7 | I played the drums when I had to , I played the bass when I had to , and I felt after a while I could kinda have it as my own . |
| 8 | I ask after a bit . |
| 9 | Yes , I 've got yeah I know they did , but I think after a while they stopped doing that I think the latest ones you 'll find do n't , do n't do that , they gave , you know , after a while they gave that up , but I , I must check on that , I must check on . |
| 10 | ‘ You were dreaming , too , ’ I said after a bit . |
| 11 | I left after a year and went to Cambridge in order to read Philosophy and Art History , which was my first degree . |
| 12 | I awoke after a night of rain and high winds to find the garden fence lying on the ground . |
| 13 | For two hours he 'd have me swimming after a brush held in front of my nose , while he set the pace up and down the side of the baths . |
| 14 | Good stuff , but be careful what you let them do after a spoonful or two . |
| 15 | This rapid production of InsP 3 is fast enough to account for the odorant-induced generator potentials which appear after a latency of 100–200ms . |
| 16 | On Dec. 12 an aircraft carrying two FMLN commanders to the peace negotiations was forced to land in Guatemala following an explosion on board , which occurred after a stopover in Honduras . |
| 17 | Often needed in urticaria ( nettlerash ) which develops after a bite or sting ( see Urtica urens also ) . |
| 18 | Gloucester had four first teamers out too … so it was still a realistic test … the second half was so kind to the cherry and whites as the welsh side came powering back … their only score was a try by Ford which came after a lot of pressure … 16-5 the final score the final verdict comes from coach Keith Richardson … |
| 19 | Tait stroked his beard with a look of puzzlement which faded after a moment . |
| 20 | An armed robbery has ended with a high speed police chase on one of the region 's motorways.Police marksmen were among officers from four police forces involved in the incident which began after a shooting in South Wales . |
| 21 | The official report says no one was to blame for the fire , which started after a halogen lamp overheated near a curtain . |
| 22 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 23 | It is also clear that clauses which operate after a breach of contract — eg clauses which exclude or limit liability for a breach of contract , or restrict the remedies available for a breach , and time bar clauses applying to claims for breach of contract — are all controlled by this section . |
| 24 | RALPH Ewing and co-driver Kevin McCracken extended their lead in the Walter S Mercer Northern Ireland navigation rally championship which resumed after a summer break last night . |
| 25 | William Riley Parker 's monumental biography of Milton , which appeared after a lifetime 's research in 1968 , resolutely portrays Milton 's involvement with the politics of the mid-seventeenth century as an unfortunate distraction . |
| 26 | The Titfords ' immediate neighbours boasted domestic servants : two of them to look after a boot manufacturer and his wife at no. 15 , and just the one to attend to the needs of a photographer and his stepdaughter who were living on the other side . |
| 27 | The large campsites always have large refreshment marquees with discos to enable everyone to unwind after a day 's racing . |
| 28 | ‘ I — I do n't know what you 're talking about , ’ she whispered after a moment . |
| 29 | Naturally there was only one more mention , she realised after a moment . |
| 30 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed after a while . |