Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] after a few " in BNC.
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1 | The hunt itself moved on after a few minutes , leaving the terrier man to flush out the fox . |
2 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
3 | The attendant came back after a few minutes , its little red boots ruffling the hem of its robe . |
4 | In this way , the small proportion of white cats that can hear will become more common and the defect could , in theory , be wiped out after a few generations . |
5 | This is filtered off after a few days , and the company is left with sheets of a solid , somewhat resembling uncooked pastry , which is then flavoured and textured . |
6 | All these ruffles should be smoothed out after a few days . |
7 | These appear to die off after a few weeks in the water , but this is not actually the case . |
8 | Institutionalism sets in after a few months , and active people slow down and soon learn not to complain . |
9 | I made a mental effort to visualise his new house , to create some mind picture , but gave up after a few seconds . |
10 | And like Kim 'll be the first one to say she gave up after a few months |
11 | The customer gives up after a few months waiting . |
12 | ‘ At one stage we thought Freddie was going to get John thrown out but they both calmed down after a few minutes , ’ added the source . |
13 | However , most mares settle down after a few weeks . |
14 | There are many different varieties of scabetic mite infesting various mammals , and , although the mites from different animals appear to be similar , they are probably species specific because infestation by the mite from domestic animals does not ‘ take ’ in the human and dies out after a few weeks . |