Example sentences of "[noun sg] after a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 2 | Retiro Station offered Paul Theroux a comfortable sense of home-coming after a long rail journey through the continent . |
| 3 | We are all somewhat the worse for wear after a long night in the hotel bar . |
| 4 | Young people , the unemployed and women returning to work after a long period at home will have to show extra ingenuity to extract evidence of their work skills and potential from their life history . |
| 5 | January 's sharp improvement was mainly a result of rising output in the metals sector after a long holiday break the previous month . |
| 6 | On close inspection it looks more like the second touring production of Absurd Person Singular after a long spell in Pitlochry . |
| 7 | died on April 22 , 1993 , peacefully at home after a long illness . |
| 8 | Peter and Paul , Yeadon died in Leeds Infirmary after a long illness on October 24th . |
| 9 | Similarly , I was once asked by an Anglican leader after a long description of the birth , struggle and then growth and conversions in our new community church , ‘ Yes but , when you celebrate the Eucharist : what do you wear ? ’ |
| 10 | Luis was helping us clean the Plaster Room after a long session of plastering . |
| 11 | By the death , at the age of 66 , of Mr. Philip Henry Thomas which took place after a long illness , on Saturday the 18th instant , at his residence at 13 Rusham Road , Battersea loses a citizen who has been active for 40 years in championing the cause of Liberalism in this borough … . |
| 12 | Mike Ford returns to the team after a long break through injury . |
| 13 | Now near retirement after a long career in product development , Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour . |
| 14 | Tomorrow the anti hunt campaigners can smell victory after a long battle . |
| 15 | LUCY SOUTTER , the 22-year-old former champion who nearly quit the game after a long illness , unexpectedly won back the British national title at Newcastle yesterday when she beat Suzanne Horner 9-3 , 9-5 , 9-3 in a final lasting less than 45 minutes . |
| 16 | Celtic should be encouraged by the form of Paul McStay , who orchestrated their dominance in this match and clearly has not lost his zest for the game after a long winter injury . |
| 17 | Two years of stability after a long period of severe hyperinflation have meant that Argentine publishing has begun to show some solidly healthy results . |
| 18 | Crack of dawn after a long night … made himself coffee and got back to the station as the car was disappearing from view . |
| 19 | It was worthy of the great adventurers and explorers who had set out from its quays , and at that magic time of arrival after a long sea voyage , with the mist-filtered rays of the sun touching the cathedral domes and castle towers , the old city of Ulysses fulfilled and exceeded all her expectations . |
| 20 | For Alton , Mike Lake found some improved form after a long time out with injury , to come 899th in 50 mins , 05 secs . |
| 21 | The re-opening of the NRM , after getting its new roof , restores one of Britain 's best museums to public duty after a long lay-off . |
| 22 | To give judgment upon these presentments , the ancient machinery of the Forest Eyre was once more set in motion after a long period of general disuse . |
| 23 | Or is it just another ‘ Cry Wolf situation ? , asked Bunker after a long pause . |
| 24 | The game , which is sure to be a sell-out , has been organised as a memorial to Mervyn Brown , the former Irish League secretary who died last year after a long illness . |
| 25 | I have the same new-worldliness of someone who emerges to sunlight after a long illness in a darkened room . |
| 26 | He arrived in the West Country after a long train journey from his Cleveland home to admit that the Fedora , ever-present symbol of Crystal Palace 's 1976 FA Cup run , has long since been auctioned off for £1,500 to charity . |
| 27 | It was as if our vision was a piece of elastic which was being stretched for the first time after a long period in a drawer . |
| 28 | His reappearance after a long night of uncertainty prompted scenes of rejoicing among Palestinians around the Middle East . |
| 29 | Jonathan Horne secured it for his client after a long battle at £31,900 ( estimate £5,000-£8,000 ) . |
| 30 | The new building was opened with great fanfare in January 1895 , and the grateful deaf members appointed William Agnew a director , a position he retained until his death after a long illness in 1914 . |