Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] after a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | An energy policy was , however , not surprisingly not quickly agreed ; it passed only after a long and bitter struggle that extended through most of Carter 's term of office and the package of measures finally agreed was inevitably different and weaker than the one the White House had originally requested . |
| 2 | The increase had been won only after a long struggle . |
| 3 | Now , as she crossed into Farringdon Street and saw familiar landmarks , she stopped and put down her bag , gazing about her with the pleasure of someone who has come home after a long absence . |
| 4 | He was conscious of a growing feeling of peace and well-being as he drew nearer — like a weary traveller returning home after a long and tiring journey . |
| 5 | For all that , it had the feel of a city wakening up after a long sleep and beginning to shake off decades of despair . |
| 6 | The final allied victory against Japan came only after a long and costly struggle . |
| 7 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 8 | Transmission often succeeds only after a long incubation period , which decreases substantially after serial passaging . |
| 9 | The watching Masai begin to walk away after a long , contemplative moment . |
| 10 | Carl had got home after a long day . |
| 11 | It was like waking up after a long , long nightmare , but it was not safe at all to be awake . |
| 12 | These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study . |
| 13 | Mr Nyers was speaking shortly after a long procedural wrangle on the method of electing the new leadership . |
| 14 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 15 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 16 | President Vieira on Nov. 6 returned abruptly after a long period abroad , during which time he had received medical treatment and visited the United States and Taiwan . |
| 17 | I feel like I 've just woken up after a long dream ; ’ |
| 18 | Tonight , wherever she looked she saw herself reflected and transformed , her face shining as though she had quite suddenly woken up after a long sleep , filled with lovely dreams . |
| 19 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 20 | ‘ I was going to propose to you properly that weekend , ’ he went on after a long , blissful interval . |
| 21 | He did so after a long consultation with the Prime Minister . |
| 22 | Nick Brown was cleared of drugs charges in Goa , but has only just been allowed home after a long campaign by his mother . |
| 23 | Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) offer as justification for this assumption the suggestion that ‘ important ’ memories retain the ability to be retrieved even after a long retention interval whereas less important memories do not . |
| 24 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 25 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 26 | Notts went ahead when Mike Simpson volleyed home after a long throw-in . |
| 27 | When Sombro comes home after a long excursion , he 's usually very thin , in poor shape and a bit battered and bruised . |