Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] after [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mid-region performance is strong and acceleration only begins to tail off above 120mph , but the Chrysler engine lacks ultimate finesse at high revs , becoming noisy and slightly strained , while the power delivery is too often spoiled by a hesitation or jerk after a sudden lift-off or application of power . |
| 2 | Yet it is known that between one third and one half of mentally handicapped people currently resident in mental handicap hospitals should not be in hospital and could be either immediately discharged or discharged after a short period of training . |
| 3 | On July 4 , 400 people were reported killed or wounded after a massive explosion aimed at police headquarters in the northern oil city of Kirkuk . |
| 4 | Many people even find themselves losing concentration or sleep after a bag-snatching incident . |
| 5 | When a Vet first takes up running — or resumes after a long lay-off — he or she can count on one thing : several years of improvement . |
| 6 | The satisfaction may be deflected or inhibited after a certain degree of it has been obtained , and then Freud speaks of ‘ instincts which are inhibited in respect of their aim ’ . |
| 7 | In the British test-tube baby programme , viable embryos are either implanted or destroyed after a few days . |
| 8 | Community , Continuity and Change after the 1984–5 Coal Dispute . |
| 9 | The shop-woman smiled at her and asked after the bereaved family . |
| 10 | Brother Winfrid , big and young and wholesome , was leaning on his spade at the edge of the vegetable patch beyond , and gazing after a diminutive figure that was just scuttling away round the corner of the box hedge towards the great court . |
| 11 | The other two Zimbalan bodyguards immediately drew their snub-nosed Smith & Wesson.38s and sprinted after the fleeing gunman . |
| 12 | There are numerous picturesque villages , ruined abbeys , and historic houses within easy driving distance , including Sledmere House which was built in the 1750s and rebuilt after a devastating fire , using the original plans , in 1911 . |
| 13 | Founded in 1637 and rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1824 . |
| 14 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 15 | THE THE : ‘ Cold Spell Ahead ’ reissue of Matt Johnson and co 's first ever single , originally recorded in '81 and deleted after the initial pressing of 2,000 |
| 16 | Looking pink and refreshed after a short break , Mr Smith strode into the pokey committee rooms to a rabble-rousing welcome . |
| 17 | She looked to Alexandra disgustingly spry and healthy , rosy and refreshed after an excellent night and full of happy anticipation at hearing of the dinner party . |
| 18 | All but five of the players are from British Columbia which means they should be match hard and fit after a full domestic season . |
| 19 | The repository will be located at Sighthill and named after a former 19th century deputy clerk register Thomas Thomson . |
| 20 | By international agreement , all pieces of a given shower are catalogued as a single meteorite and named after a nearby geographical feature ( it can be a town , a post office or prominent natural feature ) . |
| 21 | Calthrop ’ … one of the two loco 's which were the Light Railway 's sole traction up to its premature demise and named after the nine mile long line 's Chief Engineer . |
| 22 | Based in Switzerland and named after the three transmitters that they used . |
| 23 | Kalchu 's younger brother had come over from his neighbouring hut and the two men sat spinning , talking and looking after the small children until their wives returned . |
| 24 | It is all too easy to sacrifice every waking moment to the duties of running the house and looking after the physical needs of the patient and other members of the family . |
| 25 | The side windows were replaced in 1976 with plain glass , the lower parts frosted , and the main west window has been completely restored and reglazed after the original design in honour of the Centenary celebrations . |
| 26 | The diagnosis was complicated as four days earlier a 14 year old boy from the same school had collapsed and died after a short illness of severe diarrhoea , which proved to be due to a fatal Salmonella enteritidis infection . |
| 27 | But you do n't , you see , you neglect me , and chase after the butch , the macho , and the brutal . |
| 28 | At any other time she might have appreciated the beauty of the morning , a perfect , brilliant , cloudless day , golden and enticing after a refreshing overnight rain . |
| 29 | On the other hand , next-door-neighbour Ghana has a policy to preserve forest and look after a limited quantity of the forest , and manage it with sustained yield . |
| 30 | Whether to marry or pursue a career ; when to have children — or , indeed , whether to have them at all ; whether and when to return to work after the children are born ; whether to continue working or stay at home and look after an aged relative — the problems for today 's woman are endless . |