Example sentences of "after a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is an idea which creeps in , particularly among younger musicians , that after a few hit records they are somehow better than other people . |
| 2 | After a few hundred metres the pleasure overcame the apprehension . |
| 3 | Erika sat on her bed smiling and when , after a few vigorous minutes , her mother announced that all was ready , she burst out laughing . |
| 4 | After a few feeble and dispirited attempts to rotate his shoulders in a circular movement , or raise and lower his arms , he subsided with a groan and lay slumped until the nurse helped him up again and the torture continued . |
| 5 | After a few hits most brag that they can compete ( Britain 's Goldcrest is a famous example ) and then find that one big failure ( ‘ Revolution ’ ) destroys them . |
| 6 | Needless to say , Grayson duly guided the ball between the posts and , after a few practice sessions , graduated into the leading kicker at the club . |
| 7 | After a few moments Endill slowly put up his hand . |
| 8 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
| 9 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
| 10 | Our engineer friends had collected crusty rolls from the dining room and , after a few drinks themselves , had set out to experiment with the sea-gulls ' capacity for whiskey . |
| 11 | After a few moments search Thiercelin succeeded in tracing the relevant issue and spread the broadsheet on the table , translating hesitantly into French for the benefit of his colleague . |
| 12 | She could n't know who Dennis might have told , man to man , after a few drinks . |
| 13 | After a few thrusting minutes Edward gave a strangled cry that seemed to come from deep in his throat and jerked out of her . |
| 14 | After a few false starts he found his rhythm and everyone began to clap in time . |
| 15 | After a few stunned seconds plump arms enfolded her . |
| 16 | After a few questions and answers swap roles , and then discuss how convincing the Christian 's answers were to the non-Christian . |
| 17 | After a few rubs , you then take the hand away , look at it and say ‘ Has it gone yet ? ’ |
| 18 | After a few modifications had been made , based on Frank 's own playing requirements , this model emerged as a bastard offspring of the Saber — the family lineage basically intact , but with a wilder spirit and some distinctly antipodean overtones . |
| 19 | Then , after a few glasses of wine and dessert , who knows , he might be able to have his way with her . |
| 20 | You' 11 find that after a few accumulated hours of stunting , one handle will have to be held back a little from the other to hold the overhead soaring position of the kite . |
| 21 | Once in place there is very little movement and although two lenses are heavier than once , after a few runs you hardly notice the difference . |
| 22 | After a few more minutes she became restless , and stood up again , her eyes searching the slope of the hillside and the valley below , trying to determine whether some small movement down there was a man on horseback or merely a trick of her imagination . |
| 23 | After a few fat years , store security tightened up and Boo ended up doing a stint in the big house . |
| 24 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 25 | AFTER A FEW HOT SUMMERS , LIGHTWEIGHT , POLYCOTTON CLOTHING HAS COME INTO ITS OWN . |
| 26 | But after a few more choice obscenities slide by she turns to me and , smiling , says , ‘ I 'm doing my best . |
| 27 | They may start a meal looking quite hungry but after a few mouthfuls say they are full . |
| 28 | The road continues on a switchback course , reaching more open ground with wider views and , after a few more miles that seem to be leading nowhere , arrives at the top of a hill where the cottages of Arnisdale are suddenly revealed around a bay ahead . |
| 29 | After a few days comes the next crucial stage in the breaking process . |
| 30 | After a few Hollywood flops , NEIL JORDAN is back in Ireland and London with his smart new IRA thriller , The Crying Game . |