Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] after the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clan held back politely as he swaggered down after the others into the sheltered hollow . |
| 2 | Reason demanded that he should recoup his strength before turning back after the verderers . |
| 3 | A summit called for mid-October by Ivoirian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny , who supported Taylor , was called off after the heads of state of the five states contributing to ECOMOG — Nigeria , Ghana , Guinea , The Gambia and Sierra Leone — had declined to attend ; reports indicated a split along linguistic lines , with the minority anglophone states being the principal upholders of ECOMOG 's role . |
| 4 | Then they set off after the horses . |
| 5 | A commodity never difficult to find , in John-William 's experience , particularly now when the Chartist leaders , who had been locked up after the troubles of 1839 , were all out of prison again ; except for that Sheffield lad , of course , who 'd died at twenty-seven , from the hard labour he 'd been put to at Northallerton jail . |
| 6 | She supposed that she must face the fact that she was run down after the years of nursing and the final shock of Donald 's death . |
| 7 | I 'm talking about cold sausages , tidying up after the kids , and a school activity day . |
| 8 | Vultures rarely kill their own food , but are known for tidying up after the kills of bigger mammal predators such as of lions . |
| 9 | Right in that case its probably a better idea if we go out after the exams , if you want , I mean , do n't you do n't have |
| 10 | 9/Face completed ; washes of paint from the crayon were put on after the eyebrows and eyelashes were drawn in . |
| 11 | More film roles are expected to come rolling in after the Oscars on 29 March , although Thompson claims she is a no-hoper for glamorous parts . |
| 12 | He sets off after the brothers , succeeds in imitating Haimet , and relieves Barat of his burden . |
| 13 | Community charge reductions are worked out after the bills originally set by councils have been reduced by £140 as explained on page 2 . |
| 14 | ‘ See you tomorrow , ’ she called to Sally but could n't think of anything to say to the man , so she ran off after the others . |
| 15 | She hurried off after the others . |
| 16 | So the Civil Contingencies Unit , the Cabinet committee set up after the miners ' strike of ‘ 72 , which I 've no doubt you were intimately involved in , in –74 actually delivered the goods . |
| 17 | Mr Davies warned that with the extra costs of clearing up after the floods , other services could be hit unless the Government changed its mind . |
| 18 | We had stopped trailing around after the men in the left , contorting ourselves in the hope of receiving some grudging crumbs of approval . |