Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] after a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
| 2 | On Sunday we rose early and after a good breakfast were eager to get out on the hills . |
| 3 | I 'd fetch her home , clean her up , straighten her out and take care of her for as long as she 'd let me , but the call of the wild was strong and after a few days of sleeping on the couch , she 'd vanish again . |
| 4 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 5 | Carl moved into agency at NEMS in the late 1970s and after a few years was instrumental in the formation of the PAN agency . |
| 6 | The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something . |
| 7 | When the ball was let out Northern 's backs looked the sharper and after a scoreless first half , centre Paul Collins burst on to a short pass from Johnson and sent the speedy Casado racing over . |
| 8 | Hazel joined the Company in March 1970 and after a few months took over the role of transport manager , in which capacity she has been responsible for keeping the Company on the move ever since . |
| 9 | His team just escaped relegation from Division One but after a disastrous run at the start of the following season , he left Maine Road for the last time . |
| 10 | After having the proposals deferred in January of this year , the matter again came before the committee on September 15 and after a lengthy speech from the Chairman of the Airfield Research Group , along with various other expert witnesses , the committee voted in favour of listing RAF Hullavington as a conservation area . |
| 11 | Marsden batted first but was dismissed for 15 and after a short rest Sampson went in to bat . |
| 12 | Now there were two and after a few months there were four . |
| 13 | These people come in and it was alright and after a little while , it was the old old story . |