Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] after [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As studies in many parts of the world show , the sexual satisfaction of both partners continues in a high proportion of cases long after the age of seventy and often well into the eighties . |
| 2 | He promoted county petitions supporting the vote of no addresses and the trial of Charles I. But although named to the high court of justice in January 1649 , he stayed away and returned to Parliament only after the king 's execution . |
| 3 | The moral condemnation of the Third Reich emerged for the most part only after the end of the war when the most barbaric crimes of the regime were fully exposed . |
| 4 | The realisation that the motivation of life is enjoyment , came into the evolutionary story long after the arrival of the first living cell . |
| 5 | Eddie won by a single stroke only after a back nine countback . |
| 6 | It will be recalled that all transfers of property ordered by the court take effect only after the decree absolute ( Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 , s24(3) ) , at which time the exemption relating to a transfer between husband and wife is not applicable . |
| 7 | New product launches , for example , are often sprung on the PR department long after the lead times for important monthlies and weeklies have passed . |
| 8 | Although preliminary construction began on the French side soon after the ratification of the Treaty of Canterbury in July 1987 , the main Channel Tunnel construction did not start until January 1988 . |
| 9 | This understanding of the role of education can partly be explained by the experience of the literacy campaign which was carried out throughout Nicaragua shortly after the revolution . |
| 10 | Now 17 , Graeme joined ScotRail as a junior railwayman shortly after the incident . |
| 11 | Rescue teams found four survivors soon after the explosion . |
| 12 | Sent by Iago , coming upon Othello just after the murder , Emilia 's love and integrity cause her to denounce her husband , even at the cost of her own life . |
| 13 | Although the women 's identity remained shielded during the trial , she was named by several news organizations in the pre-trial period , and she chose to reveal her identity in an interview shortly after the verdict . |
| 14 | However , plasma triglycerides were elevated in the diabetic animals soon after the induction of the disease and the authors speculated that this may have contributed to the development of the platelet and vessel-wall changes . |
| 15 | One of them , Shardha Behn , described her feelings in an interview just after the strike ( Race Today , Sept 1974 ) : |
| 16 | Hundreds of do-it-yourself cement mixers have been removed from shops tonight after the discovery of electrical faults which could kill . |
| 17 | Chamberlain 's practical experience of first-class cricket is slim , confined to six matches for Northamptonshire shortly after the war . |
| 18 | Visiting a large London practice shortly after the end of the 1980–88 Gulf War , I was surprised to find the Middle East rather than Europe the focus of attention . |
| 19 | Segers denied the veteran Stein soon after the restart and then , at the other end , Chamberlain made an outstanding save to stop a superb drive from Sanchez . |
| 20 | He had lurched about a London drinking club soon after the Hiss case claiming ‘ I am the English Hiss ! ’ |
| 21 | Just outside the city centre , on the way up to Reid 's Hotel , turn right up Rua do Dr Pita just after the bridge . |
| 22 | SHARES in Cable & Wireless received a sharp boost yesterday after the company disclosed it was discussing the sale of up to £750million worth of shares in its Hong Kong telecomunications subsidiary to the Chinese Government . |
| 23 | The elections had been called 15 months early after a group of five Green legislators — who had kept the minority government of Michael Field in office since June 1989 [ see p. 37877 ] — withdrew its support after disagreements over the issue of logging [ for May 1989 elections see p. 36658 ] . |
| 24 | Mr Yeltsin , 62 , returned to the Kremlin yesterday after a weekend spent contemplating his humiliation last week by the mainly conservative Congress of People 's Deputies , which rejected virtually every one of his proposals . |
| 25 | He had a cortisone injection yesterday after a visit to a specialist . |
| 26 | Two men challenged Chris as he walked his girlfriend home after a night out . |
| 27 | A LOYALIST gunman was shot and wounded by a soldier yesterday after an attack on an office run by the IRA 's political wing Sinn Fein . |
| 28 | This was the first kidnapping for ransom since November 1986 , when the NPA had seized a Japanese executive , releasing him four months later after the payment of a ransom . |
| 29 | Just about the hardest job in the Commons is making the Opposition 's reply straight after a Government announcement , particularly a financial one . |
| 30 | Watson held on to third place with a final 74 for a 296 total , with former England international Martin Foster of Worksop just a stroke behind after a closing 68 . |