Example sentences of "[noun sg] after a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 2 | Pigs in an infected herd become immune to re-infection after a few weeks . |
| 3 | " The Chairman after a few remarks called upon Mr. Borland to read his Essay on " Labour , " after which all the Members in rotation were requested to give their views on the subject . |
| 4 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 5 | swinging wildly over to the left , while the other ground to a halt on the gravel after a few yards . |
| 6 | This usually clears up of its own accord after a few days — thereafter the person has no symptoms but may remain infectious . |
| 7 | Any Associate is recruited with the prospect that he or she will be eligible for partnership after a few years : business development abilities , superior counselling skills in the field and a deep commitment to the firm and its progress are qualities which will rapidly become determinant . |
| 8 | Dorcas vaguely recalled an elderly nome who had once decided that he was a teapot , but he 'd changed his mind after a few days . |
| 9 | Even putting by a relatively small sum on a regular basis can lead to a healthy nest-egg after a few years . |
| 10 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 11 | Inspired by Darwin 's cousin , Francis Galton ( 1822–1911 ) , the biometricians sought to provide hard evidence that a population subjected to selection pressure exhibited a measurable difference after a few generations . |
| 12 | She lost her job after a few weeks and what little money my Dad had left quickly went on drugs and booze . |
| 13 | Q When you look at your diary after a few days , and your tally of tantrums , are they part of a more general pattern ? |
| 14 | Anyway , the fact is that if it had n't rained in Japan , if he had n't withdrawn from the race after a few laps and waited until the weather improved , he , not James Hunt , would have been champion . |
| 15 | She was much more fun after a few drinks , gently mocking her dedication to saving this planet . |
| 16 | The girl 's mother has not suffered from the disorder in her daughter 's lifetime and the girl was removed from the register after a few years . |
| 17 | But there is a world of difference between these patients , discharged carefully to a community hostel , and those sent out at short notice after a few months in an acute psychiatric ward . |
| 18 | At first I was too busy to see any change in myself , but one morning after a few weeks our flight was coming to the end of a five-mile run . |
| 19 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 20 | Hugh began as a chargehand in the Teasing Department , where he returned to become foreman after a few years in the Dyed Wool Blending Department . |
| 21 | She was referred back to the medical clinic after a few months with the same clinical findings . |
| 22 | But holding the copper after a few seconds the heat all the heat 'd be transmitted through |
| 23 | If there is no improvement after a few days then it is either not the appropriate remedy or there are some environmental maintaining causes blocking the remedy action §252 . |
| 24 | Diana is expected to leave Wood Farm after a few days to spend the rest of the Christmas holiday with her brother Earl Spencer . |
| 25 | With all that , a player 's bag can feel like a ton after a few bogeys ! |
| 26 | His final words were that she needed a nice long holiday after a few days in bed . |
| 27 | I did resent her quite a lot for what she did but it gave way after a few months . |
| 28 | It can be ascertained within two to four days whether or not the remedy has been correctly selected ( in acute cases within two to four hours ) because the patient after a few doses should be relieved . |
| 29 | Antrim , who face defending champions Down at Casement Park , bring in Tony McCrudden for Andy Healy , while Enda McAtamney returns to the squad after a three months suspension . |
| 30 | The initial orientation can not be predicted , but reversal after a few seconds ' observation always takes place in the same way . |